Squaw was, well, awful today. Windy, coldy, icy, and snowy all day. Almost June, huh? Almost June my ass! La Nina is a vicious, spiteful little girl.
“If there is a worst day of the year, I think it was today” – Parker
It’s currently 39F at the base of Squaw, it’s windy, and you know those snow pellets that blast you in the face and sting like wasps? Yeah, those have been happening all day.
View of Headwall at 9:30am on May 28th, 2011.
We’re supposed to pick up 9 inches of snow tonight with a low of 23F. That makes for some low density snow that will likely leave us shattering our souls on the ice beneath the new snow tomorrow morning. But, you never know. Maybe it’ll dump tonight and we’ll have a full-on powder day tomorrow. I could work with that.
The same Headwall view as before, but this was taken at 12-noon on May 28th, 2011.
you gave up too early. as it warmed up and got skied the snow became pretty good. the turns at the end of the day were down right FUN!
Good to hear. Yeah, I only did 5 runs and it was less than good.
Sunday is the day. I keep telling myself Sunday will be GREAT at Squaw. Bummed we’ll have to wait until July for Cushing Crossing, but I wouldn’t want to fall in the pond when its 30 outside either.
PS The village is 102% occupied tonight and gapers are getting dumber by the minute, frustrating as hell.
Welp, since I wrote this post I’ve had many people tell me that GS bowl softened up and ended up being fun. Guess I shoulda started at 11am instead of ending then.
Yes great skiing after 10AM. Who could have guessed…
I have to say that my quote is pretty dum. I got real sweet out there. Hollywood-Bush Air Knoll- Kickier. Also the storm right now is wet, so we will have a nice manky base so we wont hit bottom. Also it snowed before it freezed implying it might be a corn/pow day.
Whoa! That’s cool that you got “sweet” out there!
Miles you are just a fair weather california boy… even captain kirk made it the whole day.
I know, I’m soft. But I get more days than you per year Lach! tee hee. But if you add up my total hours, it’s only about 30 hours per year. These knees are gonna last FOREVER!
Anyone doing the Unofficial Squaw pond crossing tomorrow? Can We do that?
Miles there is no way you have more days than me… i think i am over 20 days. Maybe as much as 25 days this year. I killed it!
Captain Kirk, the unofficial pond skip will be at 2pm tomorrow. I will bring a life jacket for you.
I would have to agree that it was the worst day of the year. At least for me as I dislocated me knee yesterday on KT….Skied 145 days and did that with 2 to go….grrrr…Anothet summer of rehab…Yikes