John E Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Check out these conditions: http://www.skiloveland.com/snowrep/snowrep.asp I went to Loveland yesterday - best conditions of the season (for me)! Cold in the AM (10 degrees F in the parking lot) & windy all day. Almost nobody there. I have to confess that I was not on my alpine board - I was on soft boots & a regular board. The lift I rode (#8) most of the day had almost nobody on it - maybe 30 people total at the peak. The wind would fill in earlier tracks & I was finding fresh tracks even on the last run. The windpack was firm but not hard. I had to carry some speed to get through it. When I rode the board flat, it would barely leave a track. When I initiated a turn, the windpack would give way in a nice, progressive manner & I'd sink in about 6". On the steeper stuff, I could point the board straight down the fall line in a brief free-fall & then sink in for a nice big round turn with some big compression at the apex of each turn. Fabulous conditions. I didn't want to leave. I got the last ride up the lift at about 3:25 PM. I did some runs on the front side - the groom was truly hero conditions. More snow predicted for the weekend. I'm going to try to get up again. Hard to believe it's April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 I was not on my alpine board - I was on soft boots & a regular board. Bite your tongue! Saying that implies that an alpine board isn't a regular board... It's been snowing like a banshee here too. Got probably 8 inches between yesterday and now. Started out as light fluffy stuff, but then it warmed up a bit and it's slightly fluffier than slush. All the hills are closed too.. May be a beautiful November day, but it sure makes a ****ty April day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tahoetrencher Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Last night was 19 F. They turned another 4-6 inches in. Tonight will be colder. Somebody say Hero Groom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartron Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Here's the view outside my window at 16:15. 'later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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