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April 06, 2006
Snotel 6 Ski Cabin - Trip #10, March 31 - April 03 2006
What a memorable weekend. Saturday I had my best April ski day ever. Monday, I took a day off and did the California Duathlon - Skiing Kirkwood and Surfing Santa Cruz all in one day.
My trip started difficult Friday night. I-80 was closed until well after midnight. Fortunately I had a key to Val & Jack's place in Davis.
Saturday was nothing short of epic. April 1st and fluffy powder at Squaw. No joke. Tom and I were tearing it up. Spent most of the day at KT-22 (GS Bowl), Headwall (North Bowl) and Silverado.
Monday: Even Tahoe's highest base (elevation 8,000 ft) doesn't save the day at Kirkwood. There was a foot of fresh snow, but extremely wet. Sierra Cement at its worst. I had two runs off of Cornice Express. When I arrived for my third, the last one of the high altitude lifts was closed. By 2:30 p.m. I decided to hit Highway 88 home. Just in time for the second low tide of the day. I was dreaming of a day like that ever since. Cowell's was huge. I got five rides in before it was too dark to see. Let's forget about water quality right after a storm...
Update Statistics, now four months into this season:
| Year |
Alpine |
Heavenly |
Kirkwood |
Mammoth |
Mt. Rose |
Northstar |
Squaw |
Sugarbowl |
Others |
Total |
| 2003/2004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| 2004/2005 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
| 2005/2006 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
Posted by Uli at 12:02 AM | Comments (0)