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2024/12/13 2ft+ Season opening at Kirkwood
π 2024-12-13 01:01 in Nsnow
Things aligned for a 2ft+ storm just before Xmas, so I was able to enjoy the fresh snow, even if a bit wet. Drove up before the storm hit too hard, and roads started closing:



made it around 13:40, enough time to go enjoy some snow
made it around 13:40, enough time to go enjoy some snow

charging in the snow
charging in the snow

2 hours to go snowboarding friday




My favorite tree runs were still a bit bare, my board did get some hits
My favorite tree runs were still a bit bare, my board did get some hits

the wall was open, still a bit rocky but open
the wall was open, still a bit rocky but open

nice snow in the trees
nice snow in the trees


snow got harder, vis went down
snow got harder, vis went down

Chamoix still had a big rock jump
Chamoix still had a big rock jump

after the rock, things were nice
after the rock, things were nice

I rode until 16:00, last chair, went to check out the main lodge:


I had a bad surprise trying to get into Sun Maedows parking lot, which was closed, and the snow was wet enough that my Tesla M+S tires were not able to get enough traction to get back up:


good things I had chains, first time I got to use them
good things I had chains, first time I got to use them

Saturday, almost 2ft

Saturday opened late as expected, Chair 6 opened at 11:10 when the blizzard wind had died down enough:


plenty of nice fresh snow
plenty of nice fresh snow



I used my car's defrost mode to limit snow accumulation on it
I used my car's defrost mode to limit snow accumulation on it

lovely snow
lovely snow

ran until 16:20, it was wet, got lots of ice on my facemask
ran until 16:20, it was wet, got lots of ice on my facemask

got some help to get my car out and free up the charger
got some help to get my car out and free up the charger

Sunday, bluebird


Cornice opened on tim (09:00), reasonable line of people wanting freshies
Cornice opened on tim (09:00), reasonable line of people wanting freshies

Snow was pretty packed
Snow was pretty packed





little bit of a line, but not terrible
little bit of a line, but not terrible

the ridge was opened
the ridge was opened


not bad coverage
not bad coverage

but still rocky in places
but still rocky in places


At some point I made a mistake, ended up here, and it was too much of a jump on snow that was too packed:

oops, I had to hike back up, that was a lot of effort
oops, I had to hike back up, that was a lot of effort


once the wall opened, pretty long line to drop:


only a short path down
only a short path down


I had a good time and ended around 14:00 as I wanted to make expensive mistake in trees with thin coverage:


nice drive home
nice drive home


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