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WEEKEND OUTLOOK

WEEKLY ON-MOUNTAIN NEWS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014
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LIVING THE DREAM

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hat was the highlight of
your season?

Plentiful snow and the perfect
combination of temperature and cloud
Riley Polumbus
cover with a few sunny days mixed in..
Aside from a few really cold and windy
days that kept the summit out of reach, we enjoyed an

almost perfect season.
Nearly one hundred percent open for Opening
Day with Hellroaring Basin skiable and open for the
irst time ever. A less than two weeks later T-Bar Two
allowed us to access four new runs, Whiskey Spring,

Big Creek, Inside Road and North Fork, along with
newly gladed tree skiing. In spite of some skepticism
before the season began, many locals conveyed how
impressed they were with the way the new runs turned
out. Hats of to the architects behind their design!
Deep powder days in December and March, a

couple under bluebird skies, kept smiles wide and pass
holders out of school or late for work. If you have yet to
call in sick for a powder day, it’s not too late. As I write
this our settled base is at 151” the season total at 315”
and it is dumping. It looks as though we will inish the

season as it began!
Thumbs up to another fun winter on the Big!
I’m skiing as much as I can lately. I’ll admit
I went through a brief period when I was ready to there and texting. When he came over to say hello I
fast-forward to summer, however I’m glad I found asked what he thought was the highlight of the season.
my winter self again. he snow is that good. his “Just one? here’s at least eight or ten,” and then
mountain is too enchanting. With nearly eight feet
he thought seriously for a moment. “Well as far as
events go, that would be, well the entire season.”
of reills in the month of March (more than January
and February combined!) I would not deserve the job His thought was derailed for a moment by a few
I have if I were not to do my best to get up there and female friends wearing stretch pants, furs and tutus,
enjoy it as many days as possible.
which is completely fair.
On one of those days I witnessed our amiable I guess I can relate to Ryan. A ski season should
not have just one highlight. Quality is measured by
ski patroller, Ryan Friel, at the summit cheering on
Telemark skiers. hey were not doing anything special multitude. Just as no skier skis one day all season, we
mind you, it was just Ryan being Ryan. I was one of cannot choose one highlight. I’ve already mentioned a
those Telemark skiers. All I was doing was standing
few, and I’m sure you can too.

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