Saturday 2/1/25
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3'' of new snow overnight plus another 8'' over the last week made for some superb skiing especially in the morning! Most of the main mountain trails were open, although most of the snowfields, a few runs in the Bucksaw Express area, and all the gladed areas east of Ripsaw were closed (I saw multiple people duck the rope on the latter). Conditions were packed powder on most trails, though the ones that saw the most traffic transitioned into a loose granular surface with icy spots by the end of the day. Some trails on the upper mountain didn't have much snow accumulation due to wind and so were hardpack with frozen granular on top.
I was able to do at least a few runs on pretty much all areas of the mountain except Whiffletree, including multiple runs on Timberline before it went on wind hold in the afternoon (it was also on windhold for the first hour or two of the morning). Lift lines were manageable for most of the day; the longest I waited in by far was about 10 minutes for Skyline at 11:00, though that lift only had a few-chair wait in the afternoon despite the loading carpet breaking down causing the lift to run slower than usual. The only lifts not running were Double Runner West and the Bateau T-Bar.
It was a chilly day with temperatures ranging from the low single digits to low teens, although the wind was only really bothersome at the very top of Timberline. The summit was in the clouds in the morning although the afternoon had beautiful bluebird skies with great views of the peaks and wilderness surrounding the resort. I layered up for the cold and stayed warm enough to ski almost nonstop for the whole day, getting 25 runs in and about 35,000 feet of vertical!
Riding up Sawduster
King's Landing
Sheer Boom
Buckskin
Upper Binder
White Nitro Extension
White Nitro
Riding up King Pine
Wedge
Upper Glancer
Feller Buncher
Chipper
Upper Double Bitter
Double Bitter
Narrow Gauge
Sluice Chute
Winter's Way
Stump Shot Glade
Bubblecuffer
Widowmaker
Misery Whip
Tote Road
