opening to closing

I didn't go skiing on Sunday, sending H on up by himself.  He doesn't mind skiing alone and on this day, he definitely didn't mind as conditions were fantastic.  It snowed for most of the day and he got soaked, but it was worth it.  Alta ended up getting nearly a foot out of this latest storm, bringing the base depth to 156" and a to-date season snowfall of 516".  There's a lot of snow up there!  There were a fair number of people up there too: H only got two runs in during the first hour.  After that, the crowds started to spread out, however, and since he didn't have to wait for me, he just did lap after lap after lap.

 The shed from our last post: almost completely buried now

At lunch he texted me: "Awesome conditions."  The snow was heavy, being springtime, and things got bumped up big time.  Most of the slide-prone areas (like Rock N' Roll) were closed but there was still plenty of good skiing to be had.  H spent some time in Catherine's Area, in the steep trees bordering Supreme Bowl.  We often find good snow in there and today was no exception.

You can't tell but this is really steep.  

You can tell, however, that it's really full of snow.

He skied until final chair, texting me at 4:45 p.m.: "Done.  Toast."  He caught a quick (33 minutes!) bus down.  I managed to get a recap of his day and then to stuff some dinner in him before he stumbled off to bed.  He skied hard, from opening to closing, with hardly any breaks - not something that he does often.  Sometimes the snow is just that good that it's worth it.  Sunday was that kind of day.