sibhusky

Day 68. Third winter continues. A gift of a day as far as snow quality - ankle deep and light - but high winds and equipment issues (mine and the mountain's), along with exhaustion, meant I didn't take full advantage.

Day 67. Mixed visibility

Day 66.... And 3rd winter is here!

Day 65. Ghost town

Near as I could tell, it rolled down the hill on its own. I was on a lift on the opposite ridge when I saw it. I think it was kicked off up high. Then these guys came down after it and it looked like they were sculpting it into a jump. But really, that means that slope needs closing. I don't know why ski patrol wasn't chasing them off. Similar but slightly steeper areas on similar-facing ridges are all closed because of avalanche danger. If this well-pounded slope is shedding sections that way it's not safe. I've been next to an avalanche years back. Missed being hit by seconds.

Day 64. Started out kind of misty, but turned into a nice day.

Come in late January.

Day 63. It takes a special kind of crazy to ski here.

Ski999 hasn't visited here. I occasionally see him on Facebook.

My daughter elected to hit Lost Trail this weekend instead of coming here.

Day 62. Snow was soft from the start. And slooow by lunch. Need to do some structure work, I guess, but it looks fine.

Looks similar to here conditions-wise. We have sloow snow as well.

I lost 85 pounds.

Day 61. Rain and fog, but amazingly fun. l

Day 60. Made my million and had my first fall in four years. l

Day 59. The best snow was where you could see the least. Of course. Decided to bag it at noon. Can only take so much of chair 2. PXL_20250321_151531965.mp4

Day 58. Skied with friends in fog, snow, and graupel (free Big Mountain face peel with every run). Snow was great. Visibility was variable.

Day 57. Pretty empty and all kinds of weather. At least some of it was more snow.

Day 56. More fresh snow, fewer people, and visibility.

Day 55. Ankle deep and more even on groomed runs, so no need to dive into the trees. Full body workout. l

Day 54. Stellar conditions over most of the mountain. Took an off piste run, which is rare at my age.

Day 53. Winter is back, with more snow on the way. Not a moment too soon. Today's was medium density, good for coverage, but skiable. Unfortunately, lower on the front got packed and was like a marble floor with lumps in areas with a lot of traffic. Scary as hell with meat missiles who can't ski for shit. The trouble is, you can't stay on the back forever, you must return home via some route or other through that hell.

Day 52. Spent the day baby sitting a visitor from MN. Will not do that tomorrow. Needed a stiff drink when I got home.

Day 51. Same old, same old...

I missed over a week due to the flu.