tseeb
Well-known member
Heavenly 2/17/2021
A long, cold day at Heavenly where I loaded Gunbarrel at 8:15 - 15 minutes before scheduled holiday week opening and 45 minutes before usual weekday opening. A friend I used to work with and his wife were in chair behind me going up and I skied with them on top level of CA until about 9:45 when they went home due to sore knees and new puppy. It was cloudy enough over the top that we rode and skied Canyon a few times vs. Sky where top was more often in clouds and there was more wind from the N.
It was also windy enough the gondola did not run and Tamarack had closed when I went under it about 3:30. A friend who recently moved to Minden and met in NV in mid-morning. We rode Tamarack 3 times after lunch break and it was running a little slow. I also got him into Milky Way Bowl, where I had found a long line of steep windsift earlier and Dipper Bowl where there was nice windsift before it got steep and a little bumpy and confined. He liked North Bowl (marked expert only) enough to repeat it even though it's a 20 min lap with 15 minute chair. I took one run down Bill's into Mott Canyon and found good snow and a few people who should not have been there.
Another highlight was Ridge Bowl which was groomed and nearly unskied, both early and late in day.
I skied Waterfall on my way down CA and saw how good SW-facing Maggie’s Swing looked. Since line was already long exiting creek area, I rode Powder Bowl and ski Maggie’s Swing which was great, especially the right edge. After waiting in a moderate line for slow Groove chair, I skied Advanced Roundabout into a very busy part of Roundabout that I got out of by skiing firm and steep Pistol. I ended within a foot of my car at 4:05 with 29 lifts and 33K. It was cold enough all day that it felt warm going into 58F cabin after skiing.
A long, cold day at Heavenly where I loaded Gunbarrel at 8:15 - 15 minutes before scheduled holiday week opening and 45 minutes before usual weekday opening. A friend I used to work with and his wife were in chair behind me going up and I skied with them on top level of CA until about 9:45 when they went home due to sore knees and new puppy. It was cloudy enough over the top that we rode and skied Canyon a few times vs. Sky where top was more often in clouds and there was more wind from the N.
It was also windy enough the gondola did not run and Tamarack had closed when I went under it about 3:30. A friend who recently moved to Minden and met in NV in mid-morning. We rode Tamarack 3 times after lunch break and it was running a little slow. I also got him into Milky Way Bowl, where I had found a long line of steep windsift earlier and Dipper Bowl where there was nice windsift before it got steep and a little bumpy and confined. He liked North Bowl (marked expert only) enough to repeat it even though it's a 20 min lap with 15 minute chair. I took one run down Bill's into Mott Canyon and found good snow and a few people who should not have been there.
I skied Waterfall on my way down CA and saw how good SW-facing Maggie’s Swing looked. Since line was already long exiting creek area, I rode Powder Bowl and ski Maggie’s Swing which was great, especially the right edge. After waiting in a moderate line for slow Groove chair, I skied Advanced Roundabout into a very busy part of Roundabout that I got out of by skiing firm and steep Pistol. I ended within a foot of my car at 4:05 with 29 lifts and 33K. It was cold enough all day that it felt warm going into 58F cabin after skiing.