squaw valley deck

squaw valley deckMy deck this afternoon. ย This deck was dry last night.

Forgive me guys and gals. ย I didnโ€™t get any good videos nor photos today. ย So this is what Iโ€™m working with.

Here are the basics of today, as I saw them:

KT-22: I was 3rd chair on KT this am and I went straight to the Olympic Lady Downhill and it was dust on crust. ย Couldnโ€™t and didnโ€™t wanna go fast nor rip hard. ย On my 2nd and 3rd laps on KT I found deeper snow and lower angled stuff in the East Face gully and I hit the remorseless frozen bottom a bit less. ย These were pretty fun laps.

Headwall: I skied Headwall Face twice and there was no light at all, no visibility. ย It was pure ice until that first tower that is on the face, then there were 4 epic turns, then more of the frightening โ€œwhat is going to happen next, pow or iceโ€ turns until the low angled trees below that were super fun.

Granite: I didnโ€™t hit bottom at all on the top section. ย The top got chopped up quick, tho. ย Then the lower half was back to the crap shoot. ย Some good turns, some death turns on ice hummocks.

Silverado: Similar to Granite. ย Good low angle pow up top, then ice bumps/powder/a little pow on ice on the lower section.

Overall: I was skiing slow and not trusting the snow at all today. ย Oh, and it was freezing out today!! ย Coldest Iโ€™ve felt all season.

The rad thing about today was that there were NO PEOPLE OUT WHATSOEVER. Which was nice. ย Which was very, very nice.

Let me know what your guysโ€™ experience was. ย And, lets see any pics or vids yous gots.

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