I liked this picture I took of my Grand Prix on Thursday with the water tower behind. I was loading up to head to the prime destination in this area, Snow Trails.
The snow was a lot better last week, as I went boarding on Wednesday with MVA's Ski Club and then again on Thursday. It snowed nearly the entire time I was there on Thursday and they ended up getting 1 inch of natural snow along the 6 inches they made.
The side on the left side of the Silver Triple Chairlift was closed as you can see. I rode this lift for the majority of the 3 hours I boarded on Thursday. Carrie called me about 40 feet from the top of the lift once! I took one hard fall and probably slid about 60-70 feet down the slope after I caught an edge after jumping. I got snow up my coat even from all the powder that was there.
As you can see from this picture, Thursday was very crowded. There was an estimated 1,000 students that came on coach buses. There were at least 14 buses lined up in the parking lot. But Wednesday there was only 1 lift open and the line took around 7-10 minutes every time, so with 3 lifts open Thursday the wait time was nearly gone, maybe 30 seconds at the longest. This afternoon at 2 p.m. the SoBe Terrain Park opens. Hopefully it stays open for awhile.
4 comments:
I'm so glad you got some snow finally! Enjoy it for us too. We're hoping to see some on a SCHOOL day, early in the morning preferably, before this winter is over. You may be at Snow Trails right now enjoying some more thrills and spills...be careful!(words of wisdom from your mother) "Whenever I need help being a mother, I remember my mother and grandmother, women who planted seeds of wisdom in my soul, like a secret garden, to flower even in the bitterest cold" ...like at Snow Trails?
One thing's for sure, you just might miss the snow at Mt. Vernon even if you will like being back in the sunny south for 300 other reasons. ;-)
I wish I could go snowboarding with you so you can teach me how! Small mountains would be good for learning on. Can't wait to see you next week. Love you!
I am so terribly jealous.
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