Big Lovin
A lot of love from that last storm, I think most of us Balls Deepers across the country can agree on that one. Quinn should have some pics or vids from MRG with his two buddies Kip & Scott. Hopefully he will be able to post those sometime in the near future.
We got there to find wet heavy graupel falling, always a good base snow with maybe 6" new on the ground. Our first run down, you could still feel the underlying frozen layer from the rain about a week ago but no doubt about it, it was powder skiing. By the time we were climbing for the second run, the snow really started coming down, now in big moist flake form. At the bottom of our second run, an incredible run down Chute which was beautifully filled in, the snow was now pounding and it was drying out nicely. We hiked up to the top of the double for the third run which was about the time the first face shots got involved. By our fourth climb my legs were feeling like jello and thought I might have a heart-attack (acute myocardial infarction to you Quinn). Luckily by the time we dropped down the legs came back into focus for probably the best run of the day, filled with face shots on an untouched run that was pretty much bottomless.
Overall, I think I have to place it up there in the top 5 outings overall. It was my first time skiing MRG, there was maybe 30 other hikers all day, in deep powder, with a group of ripping telers and barely a puff of wind all day...yup it was that good. How was your Monday?
We got there to find wet heavy graupel falling, always a good base snow with maybe 6" new on the ground. Our first run down, you could still feel the underlying frozen layer from the rain about a week ago but no doubt about it, it was powder skiing. By the time we were climbing for the second run, the snow really started coming down, now in big moist flake form. At the bottom of our second run, an incredible run down Chute which was beautifully filled in, the snow was now pounding and it was drying out nicely. We hiked up to the top of the double for the third run which was about the time the first face shots got involved. By our fourth climb my legs were feeling like jello and thought I might have a heart-attack (acute myocardial infarction to you Quinn). Luckily by the time we dropped down the legs came back into focus for probably the best run of the day, filled with face shots on an untouched run that was pretty much bottomless.
Overall, I think I have to place it up there in the top 5 outings overall. It was my first time skiing MRG, there was maybe 30 other hikers all day, in deep powder, with a group of ripping telers and barely a puff of wind all day...yup it was that good. How was your Monday?
posted by More Cowbells at 11:21 AM
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Pics and videos coming soon. Kip took about 15 minutes worth of footage, so i may try to do a little editing, music, etc, before posting.
Yesterday topped out at 27 inches. Today we're well past 30 at this point and its puking. Just returned from lots more hiking at Bolton (changed it up for some flavor) and i'm pleased to report that i was choking on snow on just about every turn.
I fucking hate all of you
Balzbaugh, you may have to quit us cold turkey (and snow reports) for a while until it warms up and starts raining or when Jan 9th rolls around. Just a suggestion
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