Another Killer Week
Sking fresh POW every day does not suck.
Ok. The visability was not perfect today, cause it's snowing again, 5 new as I type and counting, but the Roca Jack opened and it was sick.
The nature of the super dump down here has them open terrain in stages. Leading to absolutely untouched fresh tracks all week. I am spent.
We got the word last night from Zak, a Chicago Ridge guide/ portillo ski patroler, that the new motor had been installed and the Roca would open 1st thing. That's 1st thing Portillo time. Me and Ben were over there waiting at nine. The scene was interesting to say the least. The lift mechanics had already boot packed the 1500 or so vert up to adjust the tension on the lift. Patrol was waiting on them to be able to go do their thing so that we could go do ours. Two french guides were above the Roca lift hiking up to the Super C. We were all standing around looking up the slope when a peice of cornice must have broke from the 13500ft ridge up above. It wasn't too huge, as far as huge goes down here, but it was big and sent the guides scurrying for cover behind some rocks. The slide didn't get too close to them or the mechanics, but talk about a morning wake up.
Shortly after this, an avalanche of Dav's ski campers showed up in full force. 40 of em. We scurried for cover in the front of the line, which didn't real exist yet. Dav was told that it would probably be a while, even though they had actually been running the lift. Might even be an hour. He led his crew away for some warm up runs. He's an incredible ski mountaineer, but he doesn't know how to speak ski area employee. We didn't budge. We just resumed chillin now that we didn't have to hold down a spot in line. Within 2 slingshots of ski patrolers, aka under 10 minutes, they gave us the nod. We got first Roca and three more quick ones right back down the Roca face before the camper's returned, filling the maze. A full maze ain't bad, but we won.
After a few more laps, ski patrol opened the Roca traverse. More fresh. All day. Sure, the viz wasn't perfect, but I was hitting fresh lines right up until they shut it down.
Everything's being reloaded right now with another storm. They don't really expect the road to close. Who knows about that. All I know is that I'm getting up early and once again, skiing more fresh POW!
Ok. The visability was not perfect today, cause it's snowing again, 5 new as I type and counting, but the Roca Jack opened and it was sick.
The nature of the super dump down here has them open terrain in stages. Leading to absolutely untouched fresh tracks all week. I am spent.
We got the word last night from Zak, a Chicago Ridge guide/ portillo ski patroler, that the new motor had been installed and the Roca would open 1st thing. That's 1st thing Portillo time. Me and Ben were over there waiting at nine. The scene was interesting to say the least. The lift mechanics had already boot packed the 1500 or so vert up to adjust the tension on the lift. Patrol was waiting on them to be able to go do their thing so that we could go do ours. Two french guides were above the Roca lift hiking up to the Super C. We were all standing around looking up the slope when a peice of cornice must have broke from the 13500ft ridge up above. It wasn't too huge, as far as huge goes down here, but it was big and sent the guides scurrying for cover behind some rocks. The slide didn't get too close to them or the mechanics, but talk about a morning wake up.
Shortly after this, an avalanche of Dav's ski campers showed up in full force. 40 of em. We scurried for cover in the front of the line, which didn't real exist yet. Dav was told that it would probably be a while, even though they had actually been running the lift. Might even be an hour. He led his crew away for some warm up runs. He's an incredible ski mountaineer, but he doesn't know how to speak ski area employee. We didn't budge. We just resumed chillin now that we didn't have to hold down a spot in line. Within 2 slingshots of ski patrolers, aka under 10 minutes, they gave us the nod. We got first Roca and three more quick ones right back down the Roca face before the camper's returned, filling the maze. A full maze ain't bad, but we won.
After a few more laps, ski patrol opened the Roca traverse. More fresh. All day. Sure, the viz wasn't perfect, but I was hitting fresh lines right up until they shut it down.
Everything's being reloaded right now with another storm. They don't really expect the road to close. Who knows about that. All I know is that I'm getting up early and once again, skiing more fresh POW!
posted by Leo at 5:30 PM
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And after that, you're not staying another week?
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