Word on the street was that Thomas and Julie Jenkins had forged a track thru the shin-deep virgin snow with their snow shoes! This meant we would have a path to follow and get some gliding in.
We followed the track for a while until it ended, then I remembered how much of an ass-bust it is to cut track in 19 inches of snow going uphill. Great workout though. I was on front breathing heavy, not talking much but making progress traversing the Ravine Trail and then the whole way up berms three-fourths of the way up the 1,000-foot climb. I would stuff a tip under a 2-foot drift and have to back up just to get moving again! Andy worked to cut some track down the upper ravine, it was great being behind the plow for a while.
The best part was coming down the purpose built view trail with all the rock drops, whoops and big berms. Someone had snowshoed it so it was a narrow but part packed line. On the berms I wiped out a couple times because though I can steam engine up, I suck at Teli turns. I would flounder to get back up and get the snow out of my sleeves but it was SO FUN! Did hit some great turns on the final DH. Good times.
Carp: "It smells like Thomas has been thru here!"
We finished it all off with some Jaliscos, a Pollo Loco fajita, a horchata, and of course with Carp rallying thru some parking lots in his camo Land Cruiser and down this one crazy hillside that you might sled down!
Fantastic ski day.
Peace,
JB
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