Day 47 - Mt. Bachelor

Full on blizzard today. Out 9:00 to 1:00 with a couple of breaks - one for coffee, one just to dry off; heavy blowing snow - 30° and extremely windy; 3" by first chair, 6" by the time I left; skied he Volkl Katanas; 9 runs; 10,750 vertical; powder; tough start today with the heavy snow, the bad visibility, and my tired legs it took a little while to get the kinks worked out; in and out of the trees on the front side of the mountain all day; Summit, Northwest, and Outlook closed because of the wind, but I did get to ride the Red Chair for the first time; rear wiper on the car is finally fixed.

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Day 46 - Mt. Bachelor

Successfully waited out the rain. On the hill from 10:45 till 1:15 with a quick warm up break; rain changing to heavy snow with a strong wind; skied the Line Supernatural 108's; 9 runs; 13,000 vertical; pouring rain at 9:00, first flakes at 9:30, full on snowstorm at 10:30, 3" of slop by 1:30; nobody else out; skied till I got wet.

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Day 45 - Mt. Bachelor

Short day - auto repair scheduled in Bend at 1:00 P.M. Out 9:00 to 12:00, no break; high clouds, but bright with temps rising to just above freezing and a good breeze; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; 14 runs; 24,680 vertical; lots of big park features here, but very few park rats; not for a lack of trying, but no pictures good enough to post for the last few days.

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Day 44 - Mt. Bachelor

More vert. Out 9:00 to 2:00 with a break for lunch; overcast with light rain after noon, temps rising toward 40°; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's and the Line Supernatural 108's; 20 runs; 36,125 vertical; soft pack groomers, day old groomers, and even some au naturel; the Atomics are very well behaved skis; liked DSQ.

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Day 43 - Mt. Bachelor

Vert. Out 9:30 to 1:45 with just a quick bathroom break; sunny and windy up top with temps around 30°; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; 18 runs; 31,403 vertical; groomers; lots of snow here; lots of people out for a Monday; with a vertical rise of 2,250 ft and a ride time of 8½ minutes you can do a serious amount of skiing off the Northwest Express; liked Cliffhanger, Kangaroo, and Snapshot Alley;

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Day 42 - Grand Targhee

Viewing the Tetons from the west. Out 9:30 to 1:15 with a break for lunch; windy with diminishing overcast and temps rising into the low thirties; skied the Line Supernatural 108's; just 10 runs or so today; maybe 12,000 vertical; tired; soft groomers; lots of snow here too; I lost today's Ski Tracks when my phone died - it was fully charged this morning, but I guess all the pictures on the drive down drained the battery - I'll post some pictures as soon as I get a chance.



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Day 41 - Big Sky

Miles. Out 9:00 to 2:15 with lunch at a nice on mountain restaurant; overcast and windy with temps rising to near freezing; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; 19 runs; 29,500 vertical; packed powder groomers; tired today after all the deep snow yesterday; today's fav: Tippy's Tumble; tonight's Weather Channel secondary headline, "Snowfall of 1 to 2 feet is possible in the northern Sierras and Cascades through the weekend."

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Day 40 - Big Sky

More snow! Out 9:00 to 2:00 with a break for lunch; 6" new snow overnight and into this morning; 20° and overcast with light snow and variable winds; skied the Volkl Katanas; 14 runs; 22,250 vertical; powder; today's fav was Whiskey - baby soft, perfectly spaced, low angle trees; fell once and needlessly scared myself on a couple of blind breakovers today.

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Day 39 - Big Sky

Out 9:00 to 2:00 with a break for lunch; 20° partly cloudy with a little wind; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; 16 runs; 25,000 vertical; lots of low angle groomers and soft snow; just over 30 miles distance covered today; I liked Icehouse; Broken Promise is aptly named.



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Day 38 - Big Sky

Out 9:15 to 1:30 with a break for lunch; more snow - 1" overnight and 4-5" more into the early afternoon; skied the Line Supernatural 108's; 14 runs; 20,800 vertical; soft snow everywhere; lots of wide open terrain, some with grooming underneath some without, and lots of open, low angle trees; this place is huge; couldn't see Lone Peak with today's weather; explored a little - skied 5 of the dozen or more areas at this resort;

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Day 37 - Nub's Nob

Ski and drive. Out 9:15 to 1:00 with a break for lunch; temps in the mid-twenties with freezing rain; started with the Line Supernatural 108's and switched to the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; 25+ runs, 11,000 vertical; they groomed everything and I mean eve-ry0thing; more here than meets the eye - liked Southern Comfort, Bayview, Pleastview, and Smokey; nobody else out - perfectly fresh grooming every run; waited 15 minutes past opening bell to let the rain subside a little; some pictures later - come back later and check them out.



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Day 36 - Boyne Mountain

Snow ended overnight. Out 9:00 to 12:30 with a break for lunch; 19° overcast with occasional light flurries and no wind - 3" more new snow overnight; skied the Volkl Katanas; 25+ runs; 11,000 vertical; more powder and soft groomers;

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Day 35 - Boyne Mountain

More snow! Out 9:30 to 1:30 with a nice coffee break; drove in yesterday while they got 13", last night we had 3" more; 15° today with constant light snow and surprisingly little wind; skied the Volkl Katanas; 25+ runs; powder or 3" or less of fluff on top of a fresh, super soft groomer - however, I did ski a couple that were a little boney; 11,000 vertical; very few people; despite the recent snow not all the mountain is open yet; tons of snowmaking in progress; the Katanas are still great skis; had fun.



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Day 34 - Greek Peak

Some things change very little. Out 11:00 to 1:15 with a break for lunch; Overcast with temps in the low thirties and little to no wind; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; 15 runs, 12,000 vertical; Iliad and Fields/Stoic only; nobody else out; making snow under the new chair, so we used Chair 1 today.

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Day 33 - Snoqualmie Pass

Another Pow Day. Out at 9:00, made 4 runs, had coffee, made 2 more and called it a day; a couple more inches of snow overnight, but with Alpental closed on Monday we had like 8" of new snow; skied the Line Supernatural 108's; 6 runs; 7,500 vertical; "small", but rugged area - good vibe; skied 10 of 11 days - I'm tired.



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Day 32 - Snoqualmie Pass

The first non-holiday ski day since before Christmas turns out to be a Pow Day! Out 9:00 to 12:00 with a coffee break; 4"-6" new snow overnight ending by noon; ski what ya brung... Line Supernatural 108's; 12 runs; 10,000 vertical; very few other people on the hill today; took my second fall of the season today; today's picture tries to capture how light it was this morning despite snowing hard - I noticed this yesterday too.



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Day 31 - Snoqualmie Pass

Out 9:00 to 12:45 with a quick coffee break; overcast and snowing with a little wind - just enough accumulation to keep everything clean and bright white; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; 25 runs, 19,000 vertical; loved Rampart and the new chair; soft groomers everywhere.



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Day 30 - Snoqualmie Pass

Clear, crisp, and cold. Out for 2½ hours without a break; 15 runs; 13,750 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; soft groomers everywhere - even the day old groomers were good; pretty big crowd for a pretty cold day; rode their brand new chair 4 times; liked Rampart; had fun.

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Day 29 - Snoqualmie Pass

Stupid amounts of snow here. Out 9:00 to 12:15 with a quick coffee break; clear, crisp, and cold; 18 runs; 15,000 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; baby soft everything; it's beautiful here.



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