Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Powder, Powder Everywhere

Didn't even have to look at the Ski Utah report this morning....the deck railing report was 6" when I looked out the window.

Yesterday was my first day up at Snowbasin this season and what an incredible start to the season. Though conditions were cold, it made for perfect snow and the 'Basin has gone from barely being open to phenomenal conditions, in the course of two storms.

More snow is on the way, and Powder Mountain opened for night-skiing yesterday afternoon with more terrain hopefully opening soon.

Derek and "Big Wave" Dave Johnson advanced the sport of stand-up paddling to a new level on Monday. Though Strawberry has not officially opened yet this season, that didn't stop the guys from taking a run through the untracked snow there, and the paddles came in handy when they got to the bottom and still had to traverse some flat ground to get to where the car was parked off of Trappers Loop. I think they should submit these shots to Surfer magazine and show those stand-up paddlers in Hawaii how it's really done!

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