So the days dragged on and there was no snow. My snowboard buddy in Utah was loosing faith and even suggested that we sell our souls and go to, brace yourself, Snowbasin. (A little hisory about Snowbasin. It is owned by a man who wants to rip up the front face of the other side of the mountain facing the Ogden valley, the running and hiking trails that are there, develop the face of the mountain, put in condos and top it off by building a gondola up the face of the mountain. In case you don't believe me. Just a note to the wise, the Corps of Engineers did a study about 20 years ago, and the face of the mountain is too windy for a gondola. Regardless, Mr. Holding wanted to rip up my mountain and essentially pave it so people could get to his resort. In addition to that, it has forgotten it's local roots and become a 'beautiful people' magnet. Aka: the people who can't actually ski, but spend $700 on an outfit to sit in the lodge and look pretty. Not a fan.)
As a gesture to the snow gods, I told my buddy not to worry. I knew that Santa, and the snow gods would come through, but nothing, nothing, nothing.
I get to Utah on the 22nd and it's cold and clear. Hidden Lake, the upper lift was still closed. Bummer. I started resigning myself to living the rest of my days without a soul.
But then, on Christmas eve, all the good little ski boys and boarding girls had their wish fullfilled - it SNOWED! And it continued to snow for the next week.
The moral of the story is, don't sell your soul. The snow will come. Oh, the other moral of the story is leave your car in the parking lot at the bottom of the mountain and take the shuttle. Even if you have 4 wheel drive. Nothing ruins a good pow day like ending up in the ravine.
Enjoy the pictures!
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Those pictures makes me so sad. It don't do that here in MD. :(
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