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Dumping again. Loveland cleared off their snowstake about an hour ago.

No I’d rather just buy it at the store. I worked in a brewery but in production..we would stack boxes of cases of beer for shipping. I had production experience from when I worked for Toms of Maine on the deodorant assembly line.

Skiing is only one of the many fun things I do. Most people don’t do much in the winter and we are always out there getting after it. I’ve actually spent a couple days the last few summers in Rehobath beach DE with family. I can’t complain about drinking 90 minute IPAs and eating lobster and ice cream.

This was a really good season at Blue...early opening..cold...several snowstorms..tons of good weekend and night skiing sessions and purder murder..

It’s because they are on the one pass..anyway two pow days in a row will bring the hounds out. Tomorrow will be more low key. Somebody at copper yesterday said there’s 1/2 an acre of powder for each person..I’m so happy I didn’t have to deal with the ticket window today. I’m sure the line for tickets was epic. Once all the lifts are running people spread out and even at 11am every seat is taken in the mid mountain lodge...then lines get a little shorter. Singles line isn’t that bad somebody complained there’s no singles line for the Pali double..aside from a pow day never much of a line there. Today was the most core Teton gravity esque crowd I’ve ever seen in Colorado...

Today was a powder day at ABasin..a huge powder day..the kind of day where people are doing yoga in the liftline...well that might be everyday out here. Already had my ticket 2 of 7 day from the other day parked 20 steps from picnic tables by Pali lift got into skis got in line. I was about the 5th row but there were a couple rows and it’s a double chair. A lot of avalanche bombs going off. Got on maybe 25th chair ended up skiing Pali face because many were going beyond that area or dropping in towards Lenawee. I had steep untracked nobody around I took a few pictures and down to the Pali lift it and the black mountain express had large lift lines at least early. Ten minute line for Pali chair and rode with a guy who has RV. He even showed me his rig from the lift. Next run skied a totally untracked face down to Lenawee was a welcome relief after first run which was powder panic. Took Lenawee up was surprised there was no one but they were operating Norway lift. Top of Lenawee took rope tow to montazuma that had just opened like 15 minutes before it was a gong show and people getting sendy. Hard to find a good place to piss people skiing all the woods. From the lift I eyed different lines best one was like 2/3 of the way down a traverse through an opening in a rope because to both sides was rocky. The traverse out was like cool boarders two most dropped off early or wiped out. I was able to get the untracked I saw from the lift and there was bonus freshies below..entertaining lift rides a lot of hoots and hollers. Just like the day before the powder settled quite a bit allowing lower angled untracked to be skied. I definitely skied pretty close to the edge to get some fresh poe. Every run I found some even if through a few trees. I skied lenawee some more found serious freshies on switchback type unofficial runs through the woods sort of like the mid mountain woods at copper everything is in play people will still be finding untracked tomorrow if they traverse a lot. I wanted to get food on the mountain but way way too crowded and saw that the mountain lion cafe was open until 2 so went there ate at the counter. Had Denver omelette and bacon and side of salsa they also refilled my coffee twice. tomorrow I’m either skiing Loveland or ABasin..Loveland pass was close this morning so the only people arriving were coming from the keystone side. Took people from Denver an extra 30-40 minutes at least. Somebody was real happy with my parking spot as people were parking 3 miles down the road weekend pow day it’s gonna happen. Looks like tomorrow morning could be light and dry pow will be colder overnight. I’m sure I’ll check the Loveland snow cam before and after I eat a French dip sang or a manly salad maybe with avacado at the Irish pub staggering distance away. Two nights ago I was there and it was snowing like a mofo..I stepped in a puddle like 4 inches deep...mad technical.

I used to mow back in the day. My parents house and at the tombstone company.

I’ll post some later trying to write a report before I’m Lit AF

I’m beat times six...right now heading from ABasin to Mountain Lyon cafe it’s open until 2PM....I still found a bit of fresh my last run had to actually ski uphill powder to get it. All three parking lots at ABasin filled up today really quick perhaps by 9am as I was near the pack of the closest lot before 8am...people were parked down the road near keystone when there are tons of empty spots in my row from all the people that got there at 745 and peaced our after the Perder got tracked out.

Looks Lit AF..the Mighty Mighty Bosstones are actually playing Copper mountain next weekend. I don’t know if you’re a fan of ska punk...

This thread went to shit. I actually think there’s a gardening thread.

Maybe Root, Shadows and Toast will want somebody to carpool with next weekend to Belleayre.

A few more shots. This morning is incredible. I’m still finding fresh two+ hours after opening but you have to traverse for it or go in lower angel woods.

First run.

Take a nap and go skiing.

In line for the Pali lift opens at 830 then will high tail it to Lenawee which opens at 9am. Dumping and 24 degrees not so heavy and wet more medium density.

Have fun today at Blue and update your stats.

I’m so jealous..

Wow that cold or do you mean Celsius?

I’m too Hetero to use the word cozy. Have fun enjoy the final sausage Sunday.

Looks like 10”+ now for the mountains and heavy. A couple more hours of snow then should clear. I’m going to ABasin...I think I’d need chains to get to Loveland on I-70 or lover Loveland pass. It’s rowdy out there. Storm totals so far in the 25” range. Maybe even more in winter park which received 18” from the first wave. Could be really good today!!!