First Turns!
Made my first turns of the season this weekend, yay!
Drove up to Colorado Friday after work. Long drive for skiing, but it’s October, and there be snow up there. Go up to Loveland pass about 11:30 and night and found a nice little pull off to sleep at. I found that my winter sleeping bag is actually quite cozy, and certainly warm enough for winter in the car.
Loveland was really great on Saturday. 2 runs open, and blowing snow on more. Wasn’t too crowded – never waited for a chair. And, it was snowing in the morning. Was gorgeous. I did get to realize exactly how out of shape I am. I also realized just how fucked up the edges on my Heads are – couldn’t hold an edge to save my life!
After leaving Loveland in the afternoon I drove by ABasin on my way to Silverthorne, and there was a huge line at the base for the single running lift – I heard from some snowboards whom I gave a ride up the pass that people were waiting 30-40 minutes in line. Yikes!
Decided to give ABasin a go for Sunday morning, because I knew I wouldn’t be skiing al day and didn’t want to plunk down for another day at Loveland (I’ve got a pass for ABasin). Turned out to be a great decision. Got there right at 8:30 and was in the first batch up the lift. They had just opened their second run and had been blowing snow on it for a couple days, so there was a nice 3-4 inches of man-made fresh, nice and soft. Was snowing again in the morning, another beautiful day.
Left the basin when lines started forming around 10:30, figured I didn’t feel like waiting and I’d get home in time to do laundry and eat a decent meal. Ended up making it home in 6.5 hours! That stretch between Raton and Santa Fe is great for really flying!
Having a bitch of a time with Fed Ex and getting my new skis delivered. The guy I bought them from decided to ship them requiring an in-person signature. So, they won’t take a signature release, and I was out of town over the weekend so couldn’t accept delivery. Of course the depot is not open Monday so I have to wait until Tuesday to pick them up, but they’re only open til’ 3pm! On top of that, the depot doesn’t seem to have received the message to hold them, so they may very well end up on a truck Tuesday morning which would prevent me from picking them up – and of course no-one will be at the house to accept delivery and sigh. ugh!
I did however get my nice, low end, non-spendy marker binders w/ the wide brake in the mail over the weekend. They’re not much to look at, but they were the right price, and they’ll hold the skis to my feet which is what really matters.
Didn’t go to picture crazy this trip, but the few shots I got are up in the gallery HERE
