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Another gorgeous day. An inversion was going on, and the air was crisp, so we got the inversion, along with sun dogs and light pillars and diamond dust dancing in the air.

I have to second the problem with the Mantras on late day conditions. I loved them right until then and decided that I really prefer a less "lively" ski that doesn't buck me around so much. I've been demoing three days this season and so far can't find anything that meets my requirements. I have also discovered that I don't like twin tips. So far haven't been able to demo several skis I'm interested in, no one carries them around here.

Here's an action shot of Siblet, now gracing the home page for the mountain:

"Action"...in Evan's Heaven:

Actually, now that I look at the picture, I'm realizing that the trees have less snow on this face, that should have tipped me off that it was getting blasted by the wind relative to the trees on the opposite side, where they still have their snow. MUST REMEMBER THAT ONE......

Why? it's nice and soft. This stuff was actually tougher...opposite side of the bowl, all windpacked. Less pitch, but much tougher turns. Wind blew from the west to the east. Stuff facing east was light fluff, stuff facing west was quite condensed until people cut it up. Opposite side, East Rim Face:

North Bowl Face:

No action...Dumping all day, fresh tracks each run due to blowing snow. Whitey's:

Wow, I wish we had those kind of trees, much easier to see where you're going.

Finally "liked" my own site, no problems using Chrome. Thanks for the thumbs up.

More terrain...no action shots. Too busy getting our breath. Langley Trees.

Define playful, Doug. You want us 60 year old women getting big air off a cliff or something? For more pictures of Big Face, go here. If we're on Evan's, we're too busy skiing and not killing ourselves to worry about pics for you.

Top of Evan's Heaven:

Here ya go.. My friend, Luanne, on Big Face today.

I'm the one with the camera and I have a hard time getting them to ski while I'm shooting. Plus, we're old and there's not a lot of "hot skiing" going on.

I heard that two died at Aspen? (This was on the chair ride, so...consider the source.) Edit, true: http://www.kwgn.com/news/kdvr-deadly-day-on-colorado-ski-slopes-2-deaths-20120119,0,1813089.story

More.

Yes, all the pictures on the site are mine...except the maps, of course. Family is sort of ready to lock me up as NUTS because of how much time I've put into it. "Like" it on Facebook if you don't mind.

It varies considerably both in pitch and tree tightness depending on where you are. That particular section is fairly flat. Over just a few feet is a gully which is pretty tight. I have Google earth projections here.

And again in Evan's (yes, another fanny flap...)

If you're over 50 and ski here, you wear a fanny flap on frigid snowy days. He's short, so it looks extra long.

Today in Evan's Heaven: And in Stumptown:

It's snowed the last two days, a big help, and coming up: Tonight: Snow. Low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -11. Southwest wind between 14 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. Tuesday: Snow. High near 14. Wind chill values as low as -10. Southwest wind between 13 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. Tuesday Night: Snow. Low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Wednesday: Snow. High near 9. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 7. South wind between 6 and 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. Thursday: Snow. High near 22. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

And..they are coming here from UTAH????

And...finally...some serious snow in the forecast .