Happy Easter

Always good to see kids of all ages enjoying the Basin. Ski a little powder, find a few eggs, hang out with the Easter Bunny, eat some candy. Not a bad way spend Easter.

More Good Stuff

Still great skiing and riding.

Even More Snow

2" at report time and still snowing fairly heavily. 90" base. I might have lied yesterday. I said 3-8" the next 48 hours. That might be light. The base area crew has the Bobcat out and is shoveling away. Those guys have worked their butts off this winter. Sounds like the roads are a little tricky so drive safely. I don't think you want to miss this one. See you soon.

Another Perfect Day

I am starting to feel like Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day." 4 more inches new today. Mostly sunny skies. A few clouds blowing through. Skiing is great. Hiking is great. Lots of fun people around. Extra special vibe. Looks like 3-8 more inches the next 48 hours. REALLY, REALLY FUN. Enjoy today's photos.

30 Feet of Snow

With 10 inches over the last two days, we have now had 30 feet of snow for the season. If snowfall is just average from here on out, we'll end up with over 400 inches. No wonder everyone is raving about the snow. Went out for a great ski with Patio and Whitney this afternoon. Shame on me for forgetting my camera. Sorry. It was all good. We cruised a couple of lower mountain groomers. Rode Pali a couple of times and skied The Spine and Slalom Slope. No surprises, it was awesome. The best conditions we found though were in Max back in Montezuma Bowl. DEEP, DEEP, DEEP. Very fun. Just as we got back there, the snow let up, visibility improved, sunspots moved across Independence Mountain, and we had some special skiing. After a soft run in Northern Spy, we closed out the afternoon with a spin down Humbug, Dragon, East Gulley, and North Fork. Nice ski.

North Pole

This past week has been an outstanding time to be here. We have had a combination of bluebird days and heavy snowfall. Tuesday, Kay and Dave Pines and I went on a little hiking/skiing journey. After climbing Little Lenawee, we dropped into West Vertical Cornice which had very solid cover. After a quick traverse, we climbed the Willie's Staircase and dropped in the Snorkel Door. Perfect winter conditions in both places. The patrollers are starting their hikes right now and we should have exceptional hiking open today. Enjoy these photos by Kyle Bartsch.

East Wall

The Ski Patrol was busy working the East Wall today. They opened the area below the traverse about 2 PM. It made for some beautiful skiing and riding enjoyed by many. I snuck in a run under Willie's and a run under North Falls. Yesterday's 16" storm certainly was nice. Becs is heading up another gang of patrollers on the Wall first thing Saturday morning. I suspect we will see North Pole and the Willie's Staircase open for the weekend. You know,,,,,, skiing powder is OK.