March madness continues with another 4" of new snow last night. We're still only 86% or so of average but we're seemingly catching up. Today, Hayride and i journeyed to an old favorite, 4-mile bowl, my first time here this year.
The coverage was beyond good, best I've every seen it I'd wager, as "that stuff" (W-I-N-D) hasn't affected this area nearly as much as usual. It's just really weird to be up on top of Windy Ridge with no wind; when you don't have to yell to your friends to communicate while hiding in the nearest tree well trying to get your skins off without them flying eastward to Kansas if you let go of them at the wrong time. Yeah,
that stuff was noticeably absent! I could get used to that.
We were therefore able to start up high with some soft snow! There was still a little sun crust a few inches below the new snow but we found a great 100ft wide section of the bowl where it was nearly absent so we spent the next 4 runs lapping that.
This is by no means an advanced backcountry ski spot. It's all about cruiser runs. But you can really let it rip and have lots of fun carving with no worries about avalanches or hitting trees. It's good 21-degree fun.
For the last open run of the day we switched skis, me now on Hayride's new Dynafit Stoke's. I was thinking they'd not turn as easily or be as easy to ski, but I was WAY wrong, they fit like a glove. Those skis are game changers...truly amazing and better than my Manaslu's, even for carving. Yep, I now have Stoke-envy.
March madness continues with another 4" of new snow last night. We're still only 86% or so of average but we're seemingly catching up. Today, Hayride and i journeyed to an old favorite, 4-mile bowl, my first time here this year.
The coverage was beyond good, best I've every seen it I'd wager, as "that stuff" (W-I-N-D) hasn't affected this area nearly as much as usual. It's just really weird to be up on top of Windy Ridge with no wind; when you don't have to yell to your friends to communicate while hiding in the nearest tree well trying to get your skins off without them flying eastward to Kansas if you let go of them at the wrong time. Yeah, that stuff was noticeably absent! I could get used to that.
We were therefore able to start up high with some soft snow! There was still a little sun crust a few inches below the new snow but we found a great 100ft wide section of the bowl where it was nearly absent so we spent the next 4 runs lapping that. 
This is by no means an advanced backcountry ski spot. It's all about cruiser runs. But you can really let it rip and have lots of fun carving with no worries about avalanches or hitting trees. It's good 21-degree fun. 
For the last open run of the day we switched skis, me now on Hayride's new Dynafit Stoke's. I was thinking they'd not turn as easily or be as easy to ski, but I was WAY wrong, they fit like a glove. Those skis are game changers...truly amazing and better than my Manaslu's, even for carving. Yep, I now have Stoke-envy.
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