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And it's started to rain. Hopefully not radiactive.

Yeah right. Plenty of enticing menus in other dead windows too. I'll have to go with what I snatched from the nearby "grocery store". Am afraid to drive to Silverthorne. What if it's the same there too?? Feels like camping after an apocalypse.

You're forgetting that I'm from a different continent

Aliens came and kidnapped all people around leaving goods in the windows, unfinished games, scattered chairs. The food is a problem, btw ;). Spotted a chain of curious signs... Sure, they lead into nowhere too. The aliens have taken all the snow too.

Keystone is D-E-A-D.

Oh yeah, the Loveland Pass... Hurricane wind throwing sand and small gravel in your face, look back to Arapahoe Basin and forward to I-70. Why is it a "Continental Divide"? While I was there some guys strapped into their skis and disappeared down towards the interstate. Wow. Good thing it's open. Maybe I'll take it tomorrow instead of coming all the way back to Silverthorne.

Alrighty, battery's almost dead. I'll continue skiing probably until 4, and them will check out that pass.

So, this is the right picturesque flank?

No more tickets, I guess.

Yeah, a little too late, maybe tomorrow. Got all the way down and am dipping calzone into some belgian.

Hmm, then maybe not..

GSS, why didn't you tell me this was a Jerry place?? Time to checkout dining options.

Wow, what an amazing place overall! Much less straightforward than Loveland, with many interesting groomers. There is actually less snow and thinner coverage than in Loveland, which is kinda sad, the whole thing with Loveland closing earlier makes no sense now. They said something about this having to do with park contracts, but still. And to whoever skis this in spring like me, head over to the back slopes first thing in the morning. That's where the snow gets mushy first.

Oh shoot, it's not so warm on the other side, and the headwind is tremendous! Guess who is happy to wear a gaiter now?

Last weekend terminal sunburn plus extra dry Aspen air has wreaked havoc to my face. It's beautifully sunny and warm now, and I have to ski covered top to bottom. Ugh.

Sometimes I feel I'm in Courchevel

This is quite different from Loveland. The speeds are such that without constant speed checking I'm on the verge of losing control.

Damn. Fast and firm, both with a "super" qualifier.

Apparently a famous place this is. It's common to see international teams training this time of the year (like China or Korea), race practicing is in progress, and Mikaela Shiffrin is frequenting ABasin too.

Ahahaha, I got fooled. The mountain opens at 8:30, not 8. And I was like: why is it 5 minutes to opening and the ticket office is still closed?! Well, the Monsters are now immortalized as second in line to Black Express.

But what makes this place different from Shawnee us that people are climbing up on their own before the lifts are officially open. Wow. Could've waited another 5...

Lifts are spinning, ticket office is closed. And the place looks like a Shawnee from here.

You're correct, it's Buffalo lodge at Keystone. And I'm hoping to get to Basin 15min to opening.

Guess, where I am staying! Another ghost town for sure, perhaps even more so than Silver Inn, but that's one of the best parts.

Oh, and here's Aspen Meadows for a contrast.