Low Angles Honest & Unbiased Belleayre Condition/Scene Report Wednesday December 22, 2021
-Leisurely 10:50 arrival at the parking lot below lift 8, third row in with plenty of spots.
-Boot up at the truck and onto lift 8 by 11, temperature was 35 degrees.
-Noticed my rear binding was loose on the lift, got to the top and tighten it, off to Onondaga for the first run.
-Impressive number of whales lined up across the top traverse ready to be rolled out for the weekend.
-Onondaga was firm zippery cord all the way down into Howe's Highway, surprisingly untouched considering the time of day.
-Gondola for run two, boomer frustrated at the corrals with inconvenience of mask rules, I walk past and get solo ride up.
-Seneca on the way down for round two, sugar on boiler plate but a surprising amount of grip considering how it looked.
-On the way down Huron back to the gondola I watched a skier in a vintage one-piece ski off trail into the grass and eat shit.
-I proceeded back to the gondola for another solo ride, this time the group behind me wasn't looking to share the ride.
-Back at the top is a guy too old to be wearing a furry gopher costumer blasting electronic music over a blue tooth speaker.
-I head down Dot Nebel for the next one, its holding up better than Seneca.
-Mtn Ops decided to put a terrain park with snow fencing at the bottom where it merges with Deer Run, not ideal but likely safe.
-Back to the gondola this time with a PSIA member who made sure to let us know.
-After my sampling I decided Seneca was the choice run for the day, I start laying down some trenches.
-Back to the gondola for another round, same spot on Huron a young snowboarder veers off trail into the grass and eats shit.
-Seneca again, this round some hot boy on a snowboard flies by me and literally straight lines it all the way back to lift 8.
-I continue onward to the gondola and hop on for what was the most awkward ride yet.
-"How's your day been going"
SILENCE immediately followed by a phone getting whipped out.
-At the top, "Have a good one"
NOTHING.
-I move on, bruised ego and all to you guessed it!?
-SENECA, at this point the light was flat and sugar had largely been pushed away, I haul ass back to the gondola last run in mind.
-Half run back down Seneca to lot 8 for a hard boiled egg cheffed up with Taco Bell fire sauce I found in the glove box.
-1pm departure, 28 degrees and a few wispy flurries but really nothing.
-Home in time for a quick MTB ride on the local trails that were really too wet so I cut it short.
Thank you for tuning in, until next time.
