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From: Adam Crocker
The flight + bus was fine, though very long. When I finally got
to the apartment here on Saturday, it was nearly noon. The guy
renting it out (Ted) was headed in for lunch along with my friend from
the ucsd team (Sierra). We had some food and then I went out with
them to ski the afternoon. We did
10,000 vertical and I felt pretty
beat, but the snow was fairly good.
Sunday was a bit of an adventure, as the three of us plus a fourth guy
staying with us (Chris) headed up to do a big hike off the back side
after waiting for the top chair (Marte) to open (it was closed for
wind). I knew i'd be slow, but they didn't communicate where exactly
we were headed. I ended up skiing a great chute with our 5th room
mate and some neighbors, after about 90 minutes of hiking. The skiing
was excellent but I was slow because I'm still finding my ski legs a
bit, plus I was very tired from the hike. They apparently hiked for a
solid two hours.
Today was better, as the four of us did a shorter hike (30 minutes)
and then some laps on the lifts. With the weather being clear this
week, the good snow is up high where you have to hike for it, but it's
been worth it. We hear there is a storm comming around Tuesday night
and into Thursday, so hopefully some powder is in the near future.
The people I'm staying with are great and have had no problem leading
me and Sierra around. The accomodations are pretty bare (there's a
hole in our roof that leaks) but the price is right and the company is
good. Hopefully I can use Ted's laptop and upload some pictures later
this week.
From: Adam Crocker
The flight + bus was fine, though very long. When I finally got
to the apartment here on Saturday, it was nearly noon. The guy
renting it out (Ted) was headed in for lunch along with my friend from
the ucsd team (Sierra). We had some food and then I went out with
them to ski the afternoon. We did
10,000 vertical and I felt pretty
beat, but the snow was fairly good.
Sunday was a bit of an adventure, as the three of us plus a fourth guy
staying with us (Chris) headed up to do a big hike off the back side
after waiting for the top chair (Marte) to open (it was closed for
wind). I knew i'd be slow, but they didn't communicate where exactly
we were headed. I ended up skiing a great chute with our 5th room
mate and some neighbors, after about 90 minutes of hiking. The skiing
was excellent but I was slow because I'm still finding my ski legs a
bit, plus I was very tired from the hike. They apparently hiked for a
solid two hours.
Today was better, as the four of us did a shorter hike (30 minutes)
and then some laps on the lifts. With the weather being clear this
week, the good snow is up high where you have to hike for it, but it's
been worth it. We hear there is a storm comming around Tuesday night
and into Thursday, so hopefully some powder is in the near future.
The people I'm staying with are great and have had no problem leading
me and Sierra around. The accomodations are pretty bare (there's a
hole in our roof that leaks) but the price is right and the company is
good. Hopefully I can use Ted's laptop and upload some pictures later
this week.