Always preferring to check conditions firsthand, AHSP’s Powder Weasel– seen above in the Northwoods– determined things were pretty good. If I were him, I might have deemed a second run through as necessary to fully assess things before opening it to the public.
Because I found myself with so many deep powder pics I decided that a third post from our huge storm was warranted– if it pushes my coverage from our big weekend into overkill, well, I’ll take that chance. But I’m also posting more from the weekend so I can pass along a big thanks to the Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol, for their efforts in getting everything opened in such a timely manner– that is, as fast as possible. Additional thanks are needed for one particular member of the AHSP, known in some circles as the “Powder Weasel,” who I featured in the photo above and quoted in the title, but who will otherwise remain anonymous because that’s the way he likes it. With his permission, a small group of us got a special preview of the Northwoods on Sunday afternoon, a day before its official opening on Monday.
And for proof to the insane conditions we found in G4, check out the pics below:
Were it not for his goggles I couldn’t keep track of Mike Tache in the clouds of snow. You might think as the area’s leading race coach (click photo to go to tacheracing.com) he prefers the groomed, but after skiing with him here I got the impression he might actually like powder more.
And Tim finds himself in deep– again. Click to enlarge.
Tache explodes out of the depths of G4.
When the Northwoods finally opened Tuesday morning, the cumulative effect of charging for three days meant people were tired and the mountain was empty. Seen here, Tim rallied for the 4th day and drove the “Cold Smoke” train down G3. It was a nice finish to it all.
Thank you for skiing the Highlands you say?
It’s our pleasure.
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