Happy Thanksgiving

We are all so lucky to work and play at The Basin. Thanks for our great staff. Thanks for our great guests. Thanks for this great mountain. I am thankful for all the powder days in the past and all the powder days yet to come. The coming week is going to be lots of fun. Happy Thanksgiving.

Ski Cutting Pali Lift Line

The Ski Patrol has been all over the steep terrain on the North Side and in the Steep Gullies. They try and beat up the snow, breaking all the propagation pathways. This prevents larger slabs from forming and weaker lower layers from collapsing. They use explosives, they ski cut, they side step down the slopes. Not only does this reduce the chance of avalanches, it makes the skiing a whole lot better with subsequent snowfall.

This is text book ski cutting on the Pali Lift line.

Alpenglow

Nothing like a little Black Mountain / Marjorie Bowl / East Wall alpenglow.

Beavers Stuff

The Beavers Chairlift is now licensed with the State of Colorado. We will continue to tinker with it and familiarize ourselves with the new equipment. It is a beautiful ride. The skiing in The Beavers is so close. Yesterday's small storm helped a bit more. There may be a couple of storms heading our way later this week. We could see some fun and excitement in the Beavers and Pali zones pretty darn soon.

If you look closely at the top photo, bottom right corner, you can see one of the picnic table decks.

Pali Outpost

Ski Patroller Dom Vellone enjoying the new deck at Pali Outpost.

Beavers - Steep Gullies Connect

The Beavers and the Steep Gullies are two distinctly different areas. For the most part, as you ski one of these areas, you will feel very far from the other. An exception is Lower Loafer. As you are skiing down Loafer, almost to the bottom of the Beavers Lift and especially from the left side of the trail, there is an excellent view of The Steep Gullies.

Molly Hogan Open

I suspect that if you are reading this blog, you don't ski much on Molly Hogan. In case you have that beginner friend or relative that has been waiting for a beginner chairlift, Molly Hogan is open. As always, I encourage you to put that beginner in Snowsports School. This way, the beginner is taught by a professional and you can go have fun skiing. This strategy is especially good for boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives and your kids.

Beavers Timing

I recently took a lap on Loafer and Davis. The skiing is sure good on both of those trails. We are very close to getting some of this terrain open. I think a good solid storm could be enough to make it happen. We are still dialing the chairlift in and waiting to get its license. That should happen soon. 

So, overall, The Beavers is quite good and we are getting pretty close to getting it open.