About 5 Feet Of Snow

Since Christmas Eve, The Basin has reported new snow 13 of the last 15 days. With nearly 5 feet of new snow in this time period, the skiing is phenomenal. After two snowy weeks, today was a beautiful bluebird day. More and more trails are opening in The Beavers and we are on the cusp of opening Montezuma Bowl. And we might see a couple of inches of snow on Saturday.

 

Today

This is what The Basin was all about today.

 

Correction - Very Big Powder Day

13" of new snow this morning and it is still snowing. We are approaching the "about as good as it gets phase." Lots of serious smiles down in the Pali maze this morning. This bodes well for Montezuma Bowl.

 

Powder Day

It has been snowing all day long today with a forecast of heavy snow tonight. Today is incredible. I think tomorrow might be better.

 

Snowmaking - That's A Wrap

This morning the snowmakers turned the guns off for the final time this season. They have spent the last few weeks finishing off a lot of very valuable snowmaking terrain including the base area, Molly Hogan, the Void, bottom of Pali Lift, Treeline Terrain Park, Norway, Powerline and fattening up High Noon and Sundance, Their job is so important to us. Their work is literally and figuratively the foundation of our ski season. They make snow in our core zones and we grow from there. Thanks for a great season.

Marmot

Marmot opened Saturday with some sweet powder skiing. There was fine skiing down the left side and down the center. It was probably good on the right too, I just never got that far over. 2/3 of the way down we snuck left and caught some turns on the lower right side of Beaver Bowl. We are going to catch our breath for another day or two and then, hopefully, the next storm rolls in.

 

Zuma Tour

Friday, I took a spin in Montezuma Bowl with Louis. We mostly skied Columbine.  The 3 feet of snow that fell from this storm was especially good in Zuma. Trevor has done a great job with the snowcat managing the snow. For the Cat Drivers, it is a building exercise, connecting snowfence to snowfence and drift to drift. As we got to the bottom terminal Taylor was working the snowblower. The place was buried. Let's see what the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday storm does for the backside.

3 Feet For The New Year

Happy New Year. We reported 6 inches of new snow today. It is the 9th day in a row that we have reported new snow. It has been a heck of a weather event with a storm total of 3 feet of new snow - coupled with kind winds (minus some blustery hours). The change to the skiing and riding has been extraordinary. Great skiing can be found off both the Pali and Beavers chairlifts. The Front Side is really good. This snow event was managed superbly by our Grooming, Ski Patrol, Snowmaking, Base Area and Lift teams.

As I write, a few snowflakes are still falling, but this storm is winding down. We should see 2-3 days of fair weather before snow begins again Tuesday night. Looking at what our teams have done, knowing what the teams can do with more snow and looking at the forecast, I am getting excited about Montezuma Bowl.