Okay...a little slow on the tr and on the replies apparently. Still haven't fully pulled my head out of the snow (mentally). First day back at work after three days of riding hard was a bit of an adjustment. Ha! Happy reading 
Smuggs felt like home today. I ran into Ben Bloom from the green plaid crew first thing in the upper lot gearing up. There were two people in the lift line when I pulled up...just happened to be two of my good buddies. Lost them first run, oh well. Made a couple solo. I hiked out the Highway to find some deep, deep powder in the woods. Got stuck getting first tracks near the exit where it's not so steep. Decided I needed a break and people to ride woods with. There was so much snow it was either go steep or have someone else's track to help out at times. I just don't carry enough weight to plow through when the pitch lessens.
So I went into the bar to warm up, dry out some gear by the fire and run into someone. Saw many friends and made a couple of new ones. Ripped the top of
M1 lift line (where I ran into Patrick, who recognized me and introduced himself) to Robin's Run. Dropped big, compressed my knee (sore, but
useable). Made another run that started at the tippy top of FIS, what's that called again? Dipped into some too tight trees and kissed some spruce, but when it opened up, oh boy! Sick powder, steep chutes...the theme for the rest of the day.
Took a break around noon to pop 1000mg of bufferin (thought I was buying ibuprophen one hung over morning on the way to the mtn) and dig out my knee brace. Mmmm...compression, the good kind. I did a few test bends and walked around for a little while, decided I was good to go and headed back out...or rather out back.
The chutes off the pond were still fluffy. Sweet ride down. Perfect turns. The knee worked beautifully. Not last run yet. Hiked out, worm holed, dropped in...soooo steep...soooo much snow...mandatory 8-10 with a stomped and
stuck landing (I always nail that one...it's my favorite cliff)...gentle slope the rest of the way to 108, rode it hard and fast. That was it. 3:15 looked like beer-thirty. Cheers to yet another epic December day.
-mtngirl
Smuggs felt like home today. I ran into Ben Bloom from the green plaid crew first thing in the upper lot gearing up. There were two people in the lift line when I pulled up...just happened to be two of my good buddies. Lost them first run, oh well. Made a couple solo. I hiked out the Highway to find some deep, deep powder in the woods. Got stuck getting first tracks near the exit where it's not so steep. Decided I needed a break and people to ride woods with. There was so much snow it was either go steep or have someone else's track to help out at times. I just don't carry enough weight to plow through when the pitch lessens.
So I went into the bar to warm up, dry out some gear by the fire and run into someone. Saw many friends and made a couple of new ones. Ripped the top of
M1 lift line (where I ran into Patrick, who recognized me and introduced himself) to Robin's Run. Dropped big, compressed my knee (sore, but
useable). Made another run that started at the tippy top of FIS, what's that called again? Dipped into some too tight trees and kissed some spruce, but when it opened up, oh boy! Sick powder, steep chutes...the theme for the rest of the day.
Took a break around noon to pop 1000mg of bufferin (thought I was buying ibuprophen one hung over morning on the way to the mtn) and dig out my knee brace. Mmmm...compression, the good kind. I did a few test bends and walked around for a little while, decided I was good to go and headed back out...or rather out back.
The chutes off the pond were still fluffy. Sweet ride down. Perfect turns. The knee worked beautifully. Not last run yet. Hiked out, worm holed, dropped in...soooo steep...soooo much snow...mandatory 8-10 with a stomped and
stuck landing (I always nail that one...it's my favorite cliff)...gentle slope the rest of the way to 108, rode it hard and fast. That was it. 3:15 looked like beer-thirty. Cheers to yet another epic December day.
-mtngirl
