We are those guys - Whistler Dec 23

 

Two Evenings

 In spite of Mother Natures attempts to ruin the ski season I managed to get out last week on Tuesday and Thursday evening.   Only 1 chair and 3 trails were open both days.   Tuesdays run was Tranquility and on Thursday it was Smart Alec.   There was lots of man made snow on Thursday mounded up and a blast to ski over and around.  I had a run where I put together a bunch of really nice turns popping off the top of the mounds.   Tuesday I hooked up with Tyler and Patrick then on Thursday it was Patrick , Daryl , Todd and Karl...always great to hook up with friends on the hill.  

Blue - Day 1

 

Went out to Blue Wednesday.

Dropped off my "rock" skies for a tune up  then picked up the 5X7.   Skied the one and only open run Smart Alec for a couple of hours then went back to the shop and sent my POW skies in for a tune up then proceeded to ski for another couple of hours while they were being done.   

Conditions were less then ideal but I didn't care.   They were making snow ,   there were icy patches ,  wet patched and mounds from being skied out ...it was great,  a great workout on the legs.   Now that the season has started its all about keeping the ski legs under me.   

And so it begins

 Started the 2023-2024 season off at Whistler last week skiing Dec 7, 8 and 9.    They are lacking snow but it was still a great trip lucking out on the 3rd day with a pretty heavy snowfall that lasted the entire day.  There was no Alpine or the lower section open so it was  mid mountain piste all the way.  Only a small fraction of runs were open we mostly skied the closed ones ( its OK to do that at Whistler ) .  POW Saturday was nothing short of spectacular what was hard somewhat icy piste turned into soft snow.