Winter 2015-2016 Day 8: Park City repeat of yesterday

Noise pressing 180 frontsides

Highlights:  Groomers
Temperatures:   35-40
Sky: Bluebird
Conditions: some softy groomers, some icy groomers
Schooled:  All I know
Duration: 4 hours

Took a little side trip to the Canyons resort via the new Quicksilver gondola

Winter 2015-2016 Day 7: Park City - nearly epic groomer riding day

Park City - nearly an epic riding day. Warm sunshine softened the blue/green groomers. Effortlessly cruising high speed runs and making the 180 ollies fail proof.

Highlights:  Soft Groomers
Temperatures:   35-45
Sky: Bluebird
Conditions:  softy groomers
Schooled:  All I know
Duration: 4 hours

Winter 2015-2016 Day 6: Brighton's evening session - hardpacked, icy and fast

Sunset in the Mountains

Another evening session at the local slopes.
Hard pack, icy conditions.
New snow is needed. Very fast conditions, nearly hit 50 mph





 
Temperatures:   10-20 degrees
Sky: Clear
Conditions:  Hardpack
Schooled:  lot of 180s with some good feeling 180 backsides
Duration: 2.00 hours

Winter 2015-2016 Day 5: Back to the Wastch Mountains - an evening on the slopes

Back to the Wasatch Mountains - its been 3 years since my last trip to Utah.


Highlights:  First time in the mountains in 3 years
Temperatures:   10-20 degrees
Sky: Clear
Conditions:  Hardpack
Duration: 2.00 hours

Winter 2015-2016 Day 4: Another great day 3-4 inches of new fresh pow

Fun day after pow day - with some new 3-4 inches worth overnight.
Arrived late and still could find stashes of pow.
After down hilling headed to Lil' Glen lake for some EPIC snowkiting.  


Highlights:  Some new powder 3-4 inches
Temperatures:   13-15
Sky: mostly lite snow
Conditions:  3-4 inches of powder - groomed packed powder underneath
Schooled:  Easy pleasy day
Duration:  3.5 hours

Packed pow and 3-4 inched of pow at Crystal Mt Thursday
MAX SPEED 31.7 mph
SKI AVERAGE SPEED 11.34
SKI DISTANCE 10.4 miles
SKI VERTICAL 6415 Ft
DURATION 3.0 hours

Found a nice stash of pow all to myself

Winter 2015-2016 Day 3: Nearly EPIC powder day with 6-10 inches of freshies

Nearly EPIC powder day with 6-10 inches of
freshies over night. It was forecasted for LE snow and the forecasters were spot on.
Early start - waiting in line at 9 am. Made first runs floating through the 6 to 10 without hitting bottom. I was able to find fresh stash most of the time I was there.
Finally by 12:30 a lot was tracked and I was tired. Had to save some for tomorrow's forecasted additional snow

Highlights:  Powder Day
Temperatures:   13-15
Sky: mostly lite snow with some sun early on
Conditions:  6-10 inches of powder - groomed hardpack underneath
Schooled:  Powder fun
Duration:  3.5 hours

Powder Day Crystal Mt Wednesday
MAX SPEED 29.56 mph
SKI AVERAGE SPEED 11.21 mph
SKI DISTANCE 13.5 miles
SKI VERTICAL 8016 ft

Winter 2015-2016 Day 2: Crystal Mountain - it's been 2 months since I last hit the slopes

Highlights: First time out in 2 months
Temperatures:  Mid - 30s
Sky: Partly sunny
Conditions:  Started out as hardpack/icy and then the sun came out and softened the surface
Schooled: Caution at first because of icy conditions but once it softened I did all the moves I know
Duration: 3.0 hours

My tracks in the soft groomers

2-8-18 Crystal Mt
MAX SPEED  34.67 mph
SKI AVERAGE SPEED 12.58 mph
SKI DISTANCE 21.04 miles
SKI VERTICAL 14926 ft
MAX STEEPNESS 49%