I spent the afternoon with Jersey trying to get to his cabin in Mount Aire Canyon. Jersey owns two snowmobiles, a 1973 Ski Doo and a 1977 Arctic Cat “Pink Panther” 440. They cost him a combined $250. So, it wasn’t a huge surprise when we showed up at the Mt. Aire gate and couldn’t get either one to start. A half hour and some help from a neighbor later, we managed to get the newer sled running.
With Jersey and Drew on the sled, and Mitch and I getting towed behind on skis, we made our way up Mt Aire Canyon. Jersey’s spot is three miles up the road. We made it maybe a half mile before the sled overheated and came to a stop. After a short rest and a visit from Koenig, we decided to end our trip and ski back to the car.
Not much to say about the ride down. It was fun though. Kind of a weak ski day, but I’l count it anyway.
My friend Mike Schirf is a photographer based out of Park City. He has a bunch of photos on display at Park City Bread and Bagel. Check out some of his work at MikeSchirf.com.
Awesome shot from somewhere in Park CIty. Maybe even some Pay Day Pow (via MikeSchirf.com)
After working this morning, I skied PCMR again. Yesterday’s snow is already gone. I hiked Jupiter Peak, skied the steep chute off the top, jumped the rock below that, and skied some avi debris to the bottom. Then I did a few laps on 10th Mountain, before heading home. Good day. I got spoiled yesterday.
Looks like a pretty good storm is expected to hit next week. The forecast for Solitude is already calling for 9-17″ over Monday night and Tuesday day. Although, I probably just jinxed it.
It snowed a lot yesterday. My plan was to ski whatever resort got the most snow overnight. Park City got 17″, a few short of the 20″ Brighton reported, but not enough to justify spending $50 for a ticket and driving up BCC.
I got to Park City Mountain just as the Crescent Lift was loading the first skiers uphill. I skated to Pioneer and was ready to ski my first run on 10th Mountain, when the ski patrol dropped the rope to Jupiter. I was on the seventh chair up Jupiter, and the first to drop into the front face. I got a couple face shots on my first turns, snagged on some rocks as I crossed over a section that had been bombed, and recovered just in time to drop a rock outcropping as people on the lift above me were yelling “watch out! rocks!” I rolled up the window, cleared the rocks, back-checked, and rode out into four more face shots to the bottom of the bowl, choking on snow as skiers on the lift were cheering. Then, I ducked into some trees and got stuck in the middle of a snow-covered lake and spent five minutes walking out.
After another great run on Rhino, I met up with Sam and Rob for a couple hikes to Scott’s Bowl. The snow was untouched and deep on the ridgeline. After four runs, the wait in line was approaching 20 minutes and Sam and I left for McConkey’s and Pioneer as we awaited the opening of Jupiter Peak. The Peak never opened, but we skied a few good runs through the Black Forest and 10th Mountain.
We spent the rest of the day skiing Jupiter. The sun, warm temperatures, and huge crowds from earlier had wiped out most of the new snow. We called it a day after another run down 10th Mountain.
Awesome day. One of the best pow days I’ve ever had at Park City.
I skied Brighton with a crew of six, including four Pittsburghers. Freys re-injured his shoulder early on in the day and was sidelined for the majority of the day. The weather wasn’t great and the snow conditions weren’t any better. We made the most of it though. Freys grilled up some phenomenal bagel burgers in the parking lot using his signature Miller Lite spatula and a $20 hibachi grill.
Byron, Karla, and I skied Park City. Byron had to catch a flight home at 5pm, so our day was a cut a little short. We skied a bunch of groomers and hiked a little. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky all day. Great day of riding. Had a good lunch at High West too.
Anthill Films is releasing a new mountain bike movie this spring called “Follow Me.” I think the movie is being put together by the same guys that did The Collective, Roam, and Seasons, but released under a new name (no longer The Collective). Anthill Films’ website has some really cool videos. The demo reel shows some amazing footage of a handful of sports. Pretty cool.
As much as I like to hate ESPN, they do a decent job covering freeskiing competitions around the country. The freeskiing blog features posts from some of the best skiers in the world, like Seth Morrison, Ingrid Backstrom, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa. Check out ESPN.com/freeskiing/blog in my “Skiing Blogs” links.
