DUST ON MUSK – Kirkwood – 04/24/05
Hell no! It was a little firm in spots, but overall, the conditions were tits. A nice, mostly unfrozen, snow-pack underneath with about 4 inches of new snow. Blower in spots made it yet another non-spring like day. Of course it snowed off and on for both days. Although the very bottom “slushed out†a little, most of the mountain was sickter…at least I thought so.
After Long Board morning, we soon changed clothes and headed to Thunder Bowl, the Spur, skied Norms, Waterfall, Oops a couple times, and then called it a day.
MUSIC: Chemical Brothers – ‘Let Forever Be’
Thunder bowl – I’m the spec on the top of the pic….above “slash chuteâ€
Middle of Slash Chute – Smally and I hit it up from the skier’s right entrance. Not to straightline it, but to actually make some turns. 90 % winter snow prevailed, and I liked it.
The one in the middle…
Only if it was 5,000 ft of more vert…
Carson Spur – Smally keeping it real
Greydon – knee down and locked.
Dave – figuring out how to link turns and manage wet slough in the “mankâ€
Smally – Upper Cham, about to bend an edge…â€.sorry mate, should have told you about those rocksâ€
Rolling into Lower Cham…
Smally rolling off the top of the wall…
…creating a nice waterfall…
Zippy left of Ski School area off of 6…
Zippy straight-runnin’ down Oops EP…
And at the bottom….a buddy with a b-day party with a keg of Fat Tire and food. Can’t really refuse that, now can you.
…..foooooooood…..
Winter is back already?