Easter Friday’s Deep Powder Day

Posted on | April 4, 2010 | No Comments

It was one of those perfect, blue bird days again. I felt like putting on my Sheriff’s badge and being a real goof ball. First lift up, standing at the top of Mt.Fort, surrounded by a bunch of local skiers and guides, no one appeared to listen to my commands of “Wait for me. I’m not ready yet…” Allan snarled at his client that she was the reason they were not first off the Back Side. I joked at Fiona as to the whereabouts her guide was, since this was obviously a guided only descent.

We then proceeded to skip down Mt. Fort, two times, on this highly charged and crowded day. And what a day it was! With 40cm of fresh up high, and cold temps providing cold smoke on all aspects, we packed 3 days into one. Jane, Rob and Nick were excellent ski companions, skiing the steep with respect, allowing us to push ourselves into a truly memorable Easter Friday. Barry’s Bowl and the “Hot Chocolate” couloir were a couple of added bonuses to our “only” 3 run day.

The forecast calls for good weather for the next 2 days. It should warm up considerably Tuesday, then another front will move through Thursday.