jojo_obrien
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I arrived at the mountain and loaded onto the quad at 9 am (back in the 80's, this place would open up at 730 -- WTF is this Utah or something)? Pretty frustrating..........anyways...
Headed to some unskied areas off of chairlift #8/9 (defunct). As this area requires a cat track return, it doesn't get tracked quickly. IT had snowed about 6 inches the day before, so the snow was about 4 to 6 inches on top of kindof a spring surface. Definitely not bulletproof and considering the base is >100 inches, I didn't hit too many rocks/trees. Impressive for late March in SoCal!
After about 4 runs, although the "Slide Peak is closed" sign was still up, i decided to head back there for first chair. Sure enough, I was first chair with only a few other folks. Slide peak skied incredibly well, with about 6 to 8 inches on top of variable snow. Fun article here: https://www.dailynews.com/2011/02/24/sl ... -big-lift/ I skied no less than 12 laps on chairlift #11, considering the vertical is about 500 feet, well you do the math. The thrill is over quickly, so, it's back for another lap on the old old Yan triple. It's no High Boy but it sure is better than no skiing at all. I take what I can get living in LA.......Tony is spot on -- skiing in SoCal is, and always has been "perpetual spring."
I must say though, the views from Snow Valley far surpass Big Bear.
After a lunch break, I skied a few more of the groomers which were a blast. By 1 pm, the snow was definitely bogging down so I called it a day.
Headed to some unskied areas off of chairlift #8/9 (defunct). As this area requires a cat track return, it doesn't get tracked quickly. IT had snowed about 6 inches the day before, so the snow was about 4 to 6 inches on top of kindof a spring surface. Definitely not bulletproof and considering the base is >100 inches, I didn't hit too many rocks/trees. Impressive for late March in SoCal!
After about 4 runs, although the "Slide Peak is closed" sign was still up, i decided to head back there for first chair. Sure enough, I was first chair with only a few other folks. Slide peak skied incredibly well, with about 6 to 8 inches on top of variable snow. Fun article here: https://www.dailynews.com/2011/02/24/sl ... -big-lift/ I skied no less than 12 laps on chairlift #11, considering the vertical is about 500 feet, well you do the math. The thrill is over quickly, so, it's back for another lap on the old old Yan triple. It's no High Boy but it sure is better than no skiing at all. I take what I can get living in LA.......Tony is spot on -- skiing in SoCal is, and always has been "perpetual spring."
I must say though, the views from Snow Valley far surpass Big Bear.
After a lunch break, I skied a few more of the groomers which were a blast. By 1 pm, the snow was definitely bogging down so I called it a day.
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