TR BC 12/14

[guitar73]

POW POW and more POW!!!

 

well, PA powder...but i'll take it, lol!

 

we rolled into the parking lot just before 4pm, dropped the skis off at the ski check, and then headed to group sales to pick up our 6-session passes (thanks again saurus!). we grabbed a bite to eat before heading out to the hill. clicked in about 5pm, then the fun began. there were no crowds at all, despite the amount of cars in the parking lot. no lift lines, uncrowded slopes, fresh snow....couldn't ask for anything more.

 

run of the day is a tie between timberline and cascade park. those trails were relatively untouched by the people that were there, so snow piled up nicely. I'd say the deepest stuff was found on timberline. grizzly, extreme, and sasquatch were a bit icy at the top.

 

we went in for a little break...started talking with this older dude. he was telling us stories about skiing in the 60's when it used to get really, really cold and snowy. he said he was headed up to vt next week...we were jealous.

 

anyhow, we went back out and wrapped things up by 8 pm. last run of the day was cascade. tinymoose and I made sure to get some FIS DH style air off that last kicker; great way to finish out the best nite we've had a bear creek.

 

drive home was and adventure. side roads to rt 100 were treacherous and rt 100 itself was slow going. temps steadily rose as we headed south and the precip gradually turned from snow to r**n. however, the ski-baru handled things wonderfully (new brakes and tires didn't hurt either).