INCREDIBADONKULOUS!!!
Pretty much the only word that can sum up this season. It just will not stop snowing, and you know the posse down with that.
Vail is well over 400 inches. Signs on the mountain are completely buried. To make a call from many of the on trail emergency phones, you have to lay on the ground. Kinda makes sense as that is probably where you are if using those phones. The season has truly been incredibadonkulous.
Yesterday was possibly one of the funnest days of the season. The snow report at 7 AM was only 5 inches. You could still feel the crust on the first couple of runs. Not bad for April 10th. The sky was, however, puking the white stuff. Winter was still in full effect! By 10 AM the crust was gone, buried by 5 more inches. We, (Tim, Paul, and myself) knew that the last run of the day was going to be the best. As the loc dogs at Alta would say, free refills all day long.
Seldom trees were bottomless. Powerline was super rad. WFO was deep and getting deeper. Prima Cornice, nuf ced. We had to ski three wide to get out to the treed lines. It was the only way to get any depth perception, and proved to be absurdly entertaining.
On one lift ride, Tim realized that his face hurt from laughing too much. The only mind altering substance Tim was on were his Seth's. The width of the ski is directly proportional to the width of the smile. There was so much hootin' and hollarin' we didn't need an air horn, but we are definitely going to start next season with them. Seems to have had some effect.
One of the best images of the day, permanently emblazoned into my brain, was watching Tim and Paul racing, aka straightlining side by side, down PC. I was unable to stop laughing straightlining down behind them. I think it was on the next lift ride, looking at those absurdly foolish straight lines that Tim's face started to ache. Too much fun!
Now about that last run. The one we knew at the beginning of the day was going to be the best, if even possible to declare a best.
Forever!
Just before they closed the gates, we got as close to a sucker hole as the storm was going to allow. No actual sun, but enough light to kinda see out in the middle of the bowl. We got out to the top of Forever and just knew something rad was about to happen. Super smooth, super deep, wind groomed, bottomless, fast, light and fluffy POW! It was unreal. Incredibadonkulous! Just like the season. If that run actually did go on Forever, we would still be skiing it! No more lift rides, just one perfect groove that lasts Forever. But the run ended at the bottom. Our last day off together for the season, which is also going to end. Oh well. It has been awesome! High fives on the lift and smiles all the way home.
It just stopped snowing as I am writing this. The storm has given us close to 3 feet in 2 days.
Incredibadonkulous!
Vail is well over 400 inches. Signs on the mountain are completely buried. To make a call from many of the on trail emergency phones, you have to lay on the ground. Kinda makes sense as that is probably where you are if using those phones. The season has truly been incredibadonkulous.
Yesterday was possibly one of the funnest days of the season. The snow report at 7 AM was only 5 inches. You could still feel the crust on the first couple of runs. Not bad for April 10th. The sky was, however, puking the white stuff. Winter was still in full effect! By 10 AM the crust was gone, buried by 5 more inches. We, (Tim, Paul, and myself) knew that the last run of the day was going to be the best. As the loc dogs at Alta would say, free refills all day long.
Seldom trees were bottomless. Powerline was super rad. WFO was deep and getting deeper. Prima Cornice, nuf ced. We had to ski three wide to get out to the treed lines. It was the only way to get any depth perception, and proved to be absurdly entertaining.
On one lift ride, Tim realized that his face hurt from laughing too much. The only mind altering substance Tim was on were his Seth's. The width of the ski is directly proportional to the width of the smile. There was so much hootin' and hollarin' we didn't need an air horn, but we are definitely going to start next season with them. Seems to have had some effect.
One of the best images of the day, permanently emblazoned into my brain, was watching Tim and Paul racing, aka straightlining side by side, down PC. I was unable to stop laughing straightlining down behind them. I think it was on the next lift ride, looking at those absurdly foolish straight lines that Tim's face started to ache. Too much fun!
Now about that last run. The one we knew at the beginning of the day was going to be the best, if even possible to declare a best.
Forever!
Just before they closed the gates, we got as close to a sucker hole as the storm was going to allow. No actual sun, but enough light to kinda see out in the middle of the bowl. We got out to the top of Forever and just knew something rad was about to happen. Super smooth, super deep, wind groomed, bottomless, fast, light and fluffy POW! It was unreal. Incredibadonkulous! Just like the season. If that run actually did go on Forever, we would still be skiing it! No more lift rides, just one perfect groove that lasts Forever. But the run ended at the bottom. Our last day off together for the season, which is also going to end. Oh well. It has been awesome! High fives on the lift and smiles all the way home.
It just stopped snowing as I am writing this. The storm has given us close to 3 feet in 2 days.
Incredibadonkulous!
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