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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Just another epic powder day...

What can I say, Kirkwood hosts some of the most epic snow!  Deep and Dry, it ranks top in my book for some of the best conditions.  WE DONT BLOW SNOW and if we do it's because mother nature doesn't cooperate.  It cost's about a million dollars to blow snow each day.  Yes, 1 million.  So you can imagine what ski resorts pay just to get their winter started.  Kirkwood on the other hand... yup, we don't need it.  Kirkwood holds such a unique location that it is rare that we need to resort to snow blowing to get the season going.  With a little patience and luck on our side, once the snow begins to fall...it pours.  Not even dipping into December yet, we have already reached 15ft total this season.  There's been talk that in 30 some odd years they haven't seen this much snow in such a short time and this early in the season.  And I must tell you, it's pretty epic.  Already 3 days boarded, I'm content and it's only November.

There's nothing like looking out your window at night and seeing beams of light from the groomers covering the mountain sides nor is there anything that compares to waking up to the sound of the chair lifts starting up and the groomers continuing to keep the snow fresh.  It's awesome actually.  I'm pretty much drooling over the fresh runs when walking to work.  Luckily enough, the 2 hour ride breaks are keeping me happy during the long 11 hour shifts.  For once, working long hours has become worth it.

The pattern for the next week in weather shows to be pretty promising.  Off and on.  A few days of snow and a few days of sunshine...perfect for bluebird days.  We haven't opened the mountain completely yet.  Our manpower is still trying to catch up to the conditions handed to us.  Between avalanche bombing in the morning and the groomers at night, we are doing out best to control and prepare the snow on the mountain.

All in all, Kirkwood is worth visiting this season.

Stay tuned for some more photos...it's been a busy opening week :)

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