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November 07, 2005
Aches and Pains
Ugh, well I'm aching all over.
Yesterday Ben was working and SK decided not to go boarding as she had a training session at 1pm, and is suffering from mild whiplash following a nasty crash on Saturday.
So I left the house and got to the lift queue for 8am, the line was much smaller and I was probably the 20th person on the mountain by about 8:30am.
Some runs were freshly groomed while others had a light dusting of fresh powder :) I was first down a couple of runs and had a good time (despite slightly icy conditions).
The pistes improved through the day and I spent many an hour flying down them at silly speeds.
I attempted some back county powder, but having exhausted myself from repeatedly having to dig myself from snow drifts I gave up and stuck to the main runs. I also had a 'run in' (a.k.a 'near death experience') with a 15ft deep drainage channel - which required the assistance of a passing boarder to escape - but we'll leave that story for a much later day...
I left the mountain at about 2pm when the clouds descended and visability dropped to 10m - not helpful when negotiating a mogul field.
A heavy nights sleep was met by the first valley level snow of the season. 17cm of snow is forecast for the next 48hours - so hopefully the snowbase will be nicer for the weekend when the mountain re-opens.
View from our window - the snow falling doesn't quite show up
I need a hot bath...
Posted by edwardnorthridge at November 7, 2005 10:15 AM