It is about time. Ski report Thursday morning said they had 12 inches of new snow since Tuesday (I don't think there was quite that much, but it was sure good!). So we met Ike and Brenda at the hill. Since our little resort is only open Thursday through Sunday, everyone knew there was some good powder. There are a lot of powder hounds in the Bitterroot, Salmon, and Big Hole valleys and they showed up, plus quite a few folks from Missoula drove up. The parking lot was 3/4 full by afternoon. I missed first chair, but did manage to get 2nd tracks on "Lightning". There were a lot of moguls under the snow so my knees got flexed a lot. Nice snow though. I met up with everyone at the top of chair 2, and we headed over to chair 4 for some pretty darn nice powder. It was a little cold though. With temperature gauges in cars nowadays, we got the reports of minus 27 in the Big Hole, Sula was 10 below, and the parking lot was minus 5. The wind was a little brisk on chair 4 also. But it was the best day so far this season. You could tell by all the smiles on the faces in the lodge afterwards.
I found a new area for skiing powder in the trees. I will have to check it out better next time I am up there. The way to get out will have to be explored more. A few pictures of the day.
Bluebird day.
Ike enjoying the glide through some pretty soft powder.
Brenda carving a few turns.
Connie coming down The Ripper.
The top of Chair 4.
A group we call the "old guys" although today there is a lady with them and she looks a lot younger than any of the men! The average age of this group has to be close to 70. I haven't thought of a caption for this picture yet, but I will. Fun group to ski with.
Our cat May is always glad to see us return and get the fire going to dry out boots and gear. She loves her spot in front of the fire.
