Sunday, January 6, 2008

jan 6, 2008

24hr snow = 23cm
base depth = 232cm
cumulative = 534cm
freezing level = valley
days riding = 25

five day forecast
day1 s-se 2-4 day2 sw 1-3 day3 15-25 day4 5-10 day5 3-5

day 2 of avi course and unfortunately i mostly missed an epic powder day. the snow that we hit in boundary bowl was fantastic, and the snowpack is quite solid.

strange crowd distribution today. apparently creekside was pretty insanely busy again this morning, but the village gondola was empty at 8:30. we were hanging out around harmony chair, which eventually opened around 12:30 after some mechanical problems. only a few people toughed it out and for about 40 minutes you could do alpine laps in 70cm with no lift lines! unfortunately i was standing there waiting for the group to get moving.

snowed heavily again all day and more in the forecast.

snow coverage: A+
snow quality: A+
run selection: B
crowds: A
(take that with a grain of salt, but i didn't wait for a chair all day)
visibility: C
overall: A

1 comment:

Sopkic said...

damn. missed the powder by two days!
whatever...as if I know what to do in it.

;)