Nina keeps Pumpin' in 'Rado!!!

Last weekend the light snow finally returned to Colorado. A "weak" system was slated for Saturday night. I was bummed because I was supposed to attend a Grad class on Sunday in Denver, and wouldn't make it to the mountains. I'm pretty sure Ullr was looking after me this weekend because my Professor cancelled the Sunday class. Vail had reported 4" at 5am on Sunday morning, but different parts of Vail get different accumulations, and it was hammering all morning. We were rolling deep with a crew of six, but our first run in the East Vail BC yielded suprsing new snow depths of 10-12". East faces were baked underneath, so we ventured onto the North aspects of the Water Tanks in the afternoon, a 2700ft Avy chute that slashes into the East Vail Neighborhood. Amazingly, accumulations from the storm, wind and snow, made it feel super deep!! Off to the San Juans this weekend: Silverton, Telluride & Ouray. Go PATS!