The Gore Mountain Blog

Today was getaway day, but I really felt like we accomplished a lot. First, by staying over last night, I was able to squeeze every last drop of excitement out of yesterday’s romp. Second, it was another day of lessons for Neve. And third, it gave me my first chance to ski with Team Zach.

In my mind, families like the Zacharas make Gore great. Zach, his wife Annie, Nick, Izzy and Sophie spend the winter skiing with brother James and his kids CJ and Madelyn. The whole clan is committed to skiing, to Gore and North Creek.

Zach’s been in my pictures before, barely. He’s usually a blur in the distance in my shots. He wants to rip and by the time I’ve got my mittens off, he’s gone. Today however, I learned that when he’s with his extended family, he waits, and I finally got him in the frame.

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Yesterday was really quite good. I couldn’t help think that that today, would be a lesser version of yesterday. Soft snow on Rumor and Open Pit, but no new snowmaking. Lower Steilhang to open.

It couldn’t be farther from the truth. I know it sounds crazy, but the dusting we got last night and the constant flurries today really seemed to make the difference. Or maybe it was something else. Running into EDeO certainly didn’t hurt.

Skied the lower mountain in the morning before 9:15. Ran into Steve_C in the Gondi and we lapped Foxlair, Sunway and Twister for five runs. Steve was riding fixed heels, and he was flying.

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