Harvey
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- Jul 15, 2020
Ski Day 25: Last night I heard reports that the Ski Bowl was skiing exceptionally well. I made plans to meet Darkside Shaman, Chuck and the crew at the base of the new Hudson Chair at 8:30. Simple right? It should have been except that I had to drop Neve off at her last day of Mountain Adventure. Mountain Adventure officially starts at 9:30, but they took Neve early, and gave me a nice smile, at 8:10. I love that ski school.
I digress. I started the skate over to Burnt Ridge, but it was still roped. I actually considered ducking the rope on Cedars, but I knew there had been an issue with the Burnt Ridge chair on Saturday and didn't want to get stuck down there.
With time running out on my rendezvous, I jumped on the gondola, skied down Fairview and over to the North Side through the Tahawas trees. I worked my way over on Pipeline, and sailed past the intersection which is the entrance to the Ski Bowl...
I was about ten minutes late, and very grateful that the group had waited. We rode the new lift up, and ran into Adk Keith at the top. For the rest of the morning, I put myself in the hands of North Creek's version of the "Oak Ridge Boys."
Men in Black.
The next three hours really opened my eyes...
Adk Keith
The topography of the bowl is more complex than I imagined. There are several different drainages that come down from the summit ridge, and they make skiing the trees really interesting and fun.
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Boss.
Last run at the Ski Bowl
As noon approached, I had to head back to the Gore Mountain base to pick up Neve. Adk Keith agreed to ski back with me. We cruised to Burnt Ridge on Peaceful Valley and Eagles Nest. On the ride up, we met up with Condor, who agreed to take a run down through the Cirque with us.
Condor in the Cirque
Today was without a doubt the best tree skiing I've done in North Creek this year. Better than anything I skied yesterday, and the excitement factor was on par with the day I skied at Hickory. If you think the expansion at Gore wasn't a great move, you're just not paying attention.
I digress. I started the skate over to Burnt Ridge, but it was still roped. I actually considered ducking the rope on Cedars, but I knew there had been an issue with the Burnt Ridge chair on Saturday and didn't want to get stuck down there.
With time running out on my rendezvous, I jumped on the gondola, skied down Fairview and over to the North Side through the Tahawas trees. I worked my way over on Pipeline, and sailed past the intersection which is the entrance to the Ski Bowl...
I was about ten minutes late, and very grateful that the group had waited. We rode the new lift up, and ran into Adk Keith at the top. For the rest of the morning, I put myself in the hands of North Creek's version of the "Oak Ridge Boys."
Men in Black.
The next three hours really opened my eyes...
Adk Keith
The topography of the bowl is more complex than I imagined. There are several different drainages that come down from the summit ridge, and they make skiing the trees really interesting and fun.
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Boss.
Last run at the Ski Bowl
As noon approached, I had to head back to the Gore Mountain base to pick up Neve. Adk Keith agreed to ski back with me. We cruised to Burnt Ridge on Peaceful Valley and Eagles Nest. On the ride up, we met up with Condor, who agreed to take a run down through the Cirque with us.
Condor in the Cirque
Today was without a doubt the best tree skiing I've done in North Creek this year. Better than anything I skied yesterday, and the excitement factor was on par with the day I skied at Hickory. If you think the expansion at Gore wasn't a great move, you're just not paying attention.
