Govie turns

Had not partners for today so I played it safe and skied the Alpine trail from Government Camp to the top of Blossom or is it stormin norman now. The snow is great right now, deep and soft. Came out of the skis today, so it looks like I will need to up the DIN and double check the boot clearence in the bindings. Good workout and got some good turns. After the poor ski form today I am going to hit the ski resort as soon as Cort gets back from Lakeview. Practice, Practice.

Well, well

X-mas was great. Made out like a bindit as usuall. The kids were great. They are at the age where christmas is perfect. I could almost pass on the whole thing if it were not for them. Off for some turns tomorrow not exciting, just a workout basically, Government camp to lord knows were. Maybe top of palme if I am lucky. we will see.

Newton creek last saturday

Well the storm was still raging in oregon, what to do.....go skiing. What else. We decided to hit up Newton Creek and test out the access. Snow bridges were not put in by the snow cat so we had to hunt around for one. We were lucky to find one that was just large enough to cross with the skis still on. Once across we were on our way. Breaking trail was really tough. Knee deep powder with the skis on and your pole would hit no bottom. Doing kick turns was a crux but looking ahead for turning spots really payed off. We stopped short of the open bowl I usually go, everybody in the party was tired after the slog up. We dropped for one lap of turns that turned out to be not that good. Snow is still not quite deep enough to cover all the small trees so you had to be carefull not to clip one.

This link has pics of the trip. At some point I will get the photos off my camera and add to the collection. What to do for this weekend??? Options are opening up.

First Turns

Last sunday the snow was falling and there was just enough base to make a trip up to the mountain worth while. The big debate was where to go. After a conditions report from a friend that headed up saturday the decision was made. Meadows ski resort. A quick look reveled that we could ski the main area safely since the lifts that were running would not allow access to the #1,2,3 bowls. The snow was just deep enough that hitting the ground was a non-issue. Yes we did have powder and turns were good. It was Cort's first trip on her new gear. Figured out a couple of kinks that will be take care of before she heads out next time. She did great and both her and I had some problems on the first lap. Had to remember how to ski. But the second one went much smoother. With the cold weather and the next dump expected wed and thurs this following weekend is looking good for turns. The additional snow fall will open up the terrain we can ski. Thank god. It was fun to get laps in at the resort.