Alta's closing weekend was April 19-20, 2025, seemingly a little early this year. A midweek storm brought over nine inches Thursday. Usually this time of year the snow is in a freeze/thaw cycle: warming up to slush consistency during the warm, sunny days and then freezing solid overnight. Because it stayed so cold on Friday, the conditions Saturday were quite good conditions. Since parking reservations were not required on Saturday, H was able to sleep in a little bit and drove up just a little before 8 a.m., instead of having to get on the 6:30 bus.
Although the Wildcat parking lot ended up filling, H didn't think it ever seemed that crowded. All the lifts were running and everything (except East Castle and Baldy Chutes) was open, which meant skiers could spread out. Even with the bright sun it never got above 40 F, so the snow stayed really good. The GMD patio was full when he left, everyone just vibing and enjoying the last lift-served days at Alta.
Meanwhile, A and M were pretty productive, down in the valley. We did our five mile Dimple Dell walk - where we saw a rabbit, which one of us thought was QUITE exciting - and then M went onto his tie-out in the driveway, soaking up the sun and supervising our neighbors' yardwork. Indoors, A managed to clear a shower drain without upchucking (adulting!) and then did a lot of cooking: baked curry tofu, InstantPot black beans, chocolate chip cookies, chocoloate pots de creme (with sweet potato!) and a focaccia. There were a lot of dishes to wash.
Milton actually ended up having the biggest day of all of us, though. When H got home, he wanted to do a walk before we did some garage tailgating. He and the dog went back to Dimple Dell but headed west, under 1300 East. They ended up at a dog park that we didn't know existed, then at H's work, and then came uphill all the way back for a total of six miles (rather longer than intended). That put Milt's mileage at eleven on the day, and won him some extra food before bed.
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