WOW: Lucky 13

Posted by Big Al on April 13, 2010 under The Weekly Deal | 2 Comments to Read

April (and Ski Corp) just keeps on giving… We heard that Silvy was done for the year – that those windy, blown-back-onto-the-chair offloads Sunday afternoon were the Swan Song. But bright and early, the Snow Phone announced that she was a go. After my first lap in there, Patroller Sean joked that there were more people skiing the Chimney Sweep than there were skiing in all of Silverado. It was one of those magical days. No one here, over a foot of perfectly-settled late-season pow. And once again, although it felt bluebird there was still enough cloud cover to keep things skiing great way longer than they should be this time of year. It was another one of those days when I skied by the Blue House and shouted: “THAAAAANKS ALLLLEX!!!!” And now for the eye candy…

Chimney Sweep at Rush Hour

Chimney Sweep right before Rush Hour

Ahhh, a little wind in the hair...Chimney Sweep again

Ahhh, a little wind in the hair on the morning commute...Chimney Sweep again

Mainline getting Pocketed

Mainline getting Pocketed yet ever so slowly

Cornice II looking as good as it gets in a typical February

Cornice II looking as good as it gets in a typical February

Kima's Paw in Silverado

Kima's Paw in Silverado: Meeeeyow!

Granite Peak just getting blasted

Granite Peak just getting blasted

I don’t want to overdue how overdone the Chimney Sweep was today but I met a snowboarder on Headwall who rode it for the first time today. I happened to snap him in the crux:

Nice work. You can now wear a 'brah'

Nice work. You can now wear a 'brah'

Cut the…? What the…?!

Posted by Big Al on April 2, 2010 under The Weekly Deal | Be the First to Comment

So in case you’re wondering what’s going on…Join the Club! Some Tahoe weather geeks mentioned that ‘a big northerly storm’ might dip south enough to hit us and thankfully they were right.

Headwall setting up

Headwall setting up

This thing blew in Tuesday and has steadily picked up steam ever since. Today the National Weather Service called for 1-2 inches at Squaw. While watching our clothes get covered on every chair ride, it seems the NWS must have meant 1-2 inches an hour! Since Wednesday each day has surpassed the last and it looks like it’s going to continue through the weekend. This is exactly like any awesome storm cycle in the middle of any of the greatest seasons. Thanks, April!

Bro-Cal Billy Haupert takin care o' business in Broken Arrow

'Bro'cal Billy Haupert takin care o' business in Broken Arrow