The official report still shows 7 inches for today’s snowfall at Alpine Meadows. But the truth is, everyone agreed that this number was way under-reported. Here’s the view we arrived to this morning.
All indications were that this day was going to be something special. All chairs were ready for action within a few minutes of 9 am. On that first run from Roundhouse to Scott, we were getting face shots on Skadi Hill, which is not particularly steep. The love continued as we made a quick lap down Seldom Slides. The snow was the lightest we have seen this season. It was beyond Utah light…something more like Montana.
Although lines on the frontside weren’t terrible, we spent most of our time on the Sherwood side, where the lines never got past the RFID gates. It was lap after lap of all day freshies, with refills happening continuously. As Andy Wertheim reported, exposures in the area of Expert Short Cut, Shuttle Cornice, Rileys Run and the Bakery had filled in deep. At one point I noted that my fly was open because the snow was that deep and things were getting cold. Here’s the view from Ray’s Rut.
People today said that this day (and this weekend) was the best of the season. I’ll go a step farther and put it in my Top Ten days at Alpine Meadows. We followed this guy down Alpine Meadows road at the end of the day. His license plate says it best.
It was still snowing at the end of the day. Tomorrow should be amazing too. Skip school, skip work and go ski or board!