Session 8 of the 2017 season: Boyne Highlands

Highlights: Fresh powder up to 12 inches plus

Temperatures:  8-15 degrees
Sky:   snow clouds with a on/off LE snowfall
Conditions:  powder and packed powder 
Duration:  5 hours
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 57,144

Session 7 of the 2017 season: Boyne Highlands

Highlights: Fresh powder 6-10 inches

Temperatures:  8-15 degrees
Sky:   snow clouds with a nearly constant LE snowfall
Conditions:  powder and packed powder 
Duration:  5 hours
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 45,088

Session 6 of the 2016/2017 winter season: Crystal Mt

That's 5 days straight of at least 1.5 hours or more per day.
Another decent day with soft groomers. Did a lot of the backside ollies, got 'em down pretty good. Also working on a butter backside 180, gonna take some thought and time for this move.


Highlights:  Getting back into the backside 180s

Temperatures:   near freezing
Sky:   mostly cloudy
Conditions:    warmed soft groomers
Duration:  10:00-11:30 2.0 hours 
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 29,357

Session 5 of the 2016/2017 winter season: Crystal Mt

Again a fun day with good groomed conditions. Had fun carving some turns again and then completing several 180 backsides - easy pleasy.
Got an earlier start today in fact by 9 o'clock I was riding up the lift.

Highlights:  Some more deep carving in the soft groomers

Temperatures: Upper 20s  
Sky:  Thick clouds, flat light
Conditions:  Generally soft groomed conditions
Duration: 2.5 hours  
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 24,857 feet

Session 4 of the 2016/2017 winter season: Crystal Mt

Another fun day carving some deep trenches with my Burton Hero board. Then moving on to some butters and ollies.


Highlights:   Some deep carving in the soft groomers

Temperatures: upper 20s  
Sky:   some sun but mostly cloudy
Conditions:    groomed conditions
Duration:   2 hours
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 18,320 feet

Session 3 of the 2016/2017 winter season: Crystal Mt

Another fun day with groomed slopes. I was able to continue and do all the moves I had last year.
Although I have not tried the 180 backside yet.



Highlights:   Another fun quickie session

Temperatures: 20 degrees   
Sky:   some sun
Conditions:    packed groomed conditions
Duration:   1.5 hours
Gear:  Burton Hero board

Session 2 of the 2016/2017 winter season: Crystal Mt

Purchased a $199.00 season's pass - will try hard to make it worth it.
This is my Crystal Mt inaugural session for this winter season.
Fun, quickie session, trying to loosen things up and continue where I left off late last season in Utah.

Highlights:   A fun quickie session

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Temperatures: 11degrees   
Sky:   cloudy
Conditions:    packed groomed conditions
Duration:   1.5 hours
Gear:  Burton Hero board