Mood:
celebratoryTopic: shred report
New Snow: 3"
Conditions: powder over groomed
I said that all I wanted for Chanukah was some snow, and I got my wish! Late, late Friday night it started coming down, and by 9 AM there was already 3" on the ground. Unfortunately, I had also been awake late, late Friday night, and was already exhausted before I even got out on the hill. I actually took a power nap for about 20 minutes, but that just made me even more sleepy. I wasn't willing to give up a day of riding on new snow, so I toughed it out and headed over to A.V.
Hanna did, in fact, open. I decided to check it out, and zoomed down Upper Werner to Lower Hanna. 3" at the summit does not mean 3" on the lower part of the mounatain, so it was basically just corduroy with a soft dusting of new snow. But it continued to snow all day, and I knew it would just get better and better.
As I rode up the chairlift, my blinks become longer and longer, until I realized my eyes had been closed for about 4 towers. I was nodding off. Not ideal. Halfway down the next run, I took a break, and while I was seated at the side of the trail, I dug out the camera and snapped away.
There was just enough snow to dig your edges into, but not enough to float. I managed to take one more run, this time down Moran. I stayed on the right side of the trail, just off the edge of the groomer, where there actually was a little bit of soft snow. Of course, halfway down, there was a race course, which I maneuvered around, but just after the course I returned to the edge of the trail and found the best snow of the day. Small moguls were beginning to form, and I knew before long a mini-terrain park would appear. Unfortunately, my lack of sleep was finally catching up with me, and I had to head to the base because I was also feeling dehydrated. After 4 cups of water, I decided to play it safe and head home, where I promptly fell asleep, snowflakes dancing down through my dreams while they continued to fall outside.
