First gondola ride of the season . . . and what a season it will be! Having gotten started this year a FULL MONTH later than last season, I had limited expectations. That being said, once I arrived at Keystone at around 1pm on Tuesday, I found the snow to be quite good for this early on. There were very few thin spots and there was a bit of fresh blown topcover - not quite powder but getting there. I took 3 runs after stopping at HR and the New Moon to try and patch things up with work. Great first day! The outback bowl will open up tomorrow and so does Vail, so my hope is that everyone heads west and I have Keystone to myself.
One observation - it was snowing very hard on Tuesday afternoon, and it eventually turned into a whiteout by 3pm, closing every road into and out of Silverthorne and Dillon. Despite the weather and it being a weekday, there were still DOZENS of people riding at Loveland pass. The upper and lower lots were completely full, and there seemed to be throngs of people with inappropriate gear clinging to the sides of trucks on the way up. Was I ever this sketchy doing this over the last few years? Well, one thing is for sure, that spot has blown up, and either its gonna get shut down or somebody is gonna die, or both. Too bad really, I love Loveland Pass, but perhaps its time to branch out . . .
Until next time!
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