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This is a collection of my blog entries about snowboarding.
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π 2026-04-01 01:01 in Snow
So this year has been one of the worst seasons on record indeed. 2 big storms, both of which I was there for, and that's about it, including terrible temperatures and heavy melting in March. Multiple resorts closed by the time this storm happened, but thank fully Kirkwood due to altitude and K factor, had a bit more snow in reserve and survived until this storm hit. It was a wet storm, but in turn this meant the heavier wet powder helped cement a new base on what was not much of a base anymore, and fill the holes:

prediction said 14%
prediction said 14%

and I arrived with 13%, not bad at all
and I arrived with 13%, not bad at all

a bit of fog around the end
a bit of fog around the end

road was pretty clear
road was pretty clear

tiny bit of snow at the end
tiny bit of snow at the end


Made it there without stopping with 91% used, not bad. About a foot fell in the last 24H:

it snowed all day but it was too warm so all that snow melted when touching my car
it snowed all day but it was too warm so all that snow melted when touching my car

pretty watery at the base
pretty watery at the base

waiting for 6 to open, which it did by 10:15 after avalanche safety
waiting for 6 to open, which it did by 10:15 after avalanche safety



wet powder, but still powder
wet powder, but still powder


there were a few water holes though
there were a few water holes though



I came down this, a bit bare :)
I came down this, a bit bare :)

this one seemed like too much of a jump into the unknown, so I climbed that one back up
this one seemed like too much of a jump into the unknown, so I climbed that one back up

Day 2 had another nice cover, even if it was pretty thick and only felt like 2 inches at most:






Got to meet Tim from snowpals
Got to meet Tim from snowpals




nice snow :)
nice snow :)


the top of the wall ridge re-opened
the top of the wall ridge re-opened

so I was able to reach my favorite rock
so I was able to reach my favorite rock



The drive back was easy, Carson Spur was nice and clean again and I got home by using only 45%:


Silver Lake was already all melted
Silver Lake was already all melted


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