It's the day after Christmas (and Danielle's Birthday)...6" of new Pow was calling our names. But first there was the driveway calling out to be shoveled...Bob, Haig and I then left for the Beav! -- Day 3 in a row and the legs feel like lead, but there was fresh snow to be had. Haig led us to a run off the top of Arrowhead...Waipiti...a black diamond roller of a run...Only a few brave soles had beat us there this morning. Seemed like way more than 6" that was reported. Each turn caused my legs to ache, but it was good to be in some freshies.
A quick trip down, 14 minutes to the top and it was off to Bachelor Gulch. We did "Arc'em or Park'em", if you're looking for it on the map, you won't find it...see we kinda re-name a lot of the runs. After another run there it was off to "Larkspur bowl"
While a number of people had already beat us to the bowl, we still found places for fresh tracks and a series of linked falls, that I called turns. It was steep and deep. Then we found our way into the trees way off to skier right as you looked at the bowl. Haig and I had eyed a line previously, but we kinda got dis-oriented once we got there. i.e. we saw how to get in, but getting out was a maze of trees. Bob did not enjoy this adventure. The snow was bottomless or so it seemed. I managed to traverse out but Bob's progress was stuck by a gully. I'm not sure our encouragement (while well intentioned) was well received. But he did make it out! His comment was "Are we gonna ski this mountain?" so up we went again for more punishment! :-)
Lunch was at Spruce Saddle and another bowl of Turkey Chili was on the agenda. Right after lunch the clouds parted and it was blue skies...if only for 20 minutes...then it was blowing and snowing with flat light and a long way back to Arrowhead.
Another great day in paradise!
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