Mission accomplished. All told, we skied over 40k vert, hiked close to 2k, and found some pretty solid snow considering the conditions. For those of you who haven't been to Aspen... go. Forget the I-70 resorts- pay a little extra and go to Aspen. Seriously.
Mike totally redeems himself on a little Temerity terrain to start the day:
According to the map we've only gone 4 inches- starting the Highland Bowl hike: 30 minutes, 800 vert, and about 2000 calories.
I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this- the view at the top:
Yeah, that John Denver's full of sh*t man.
Ever seen a bathroom with a better view?
Oh yeah- the skiing kicks a$$ too!
Highland Bowl: Just like Vail's back bowls.... except you get more snow, less people, and its twice as steep.
4 days after the storm and we're still finding some pretty soft stuff:
Slippy, swamy, snappy.... I know its here somewhere. Here it is: Samsonite!
Where the beer flows like wine.
I don't know Lloyd, the French are a$$holes (Mike in Hanging Valley on Snowmass).
Yeah, he must work out.
A quick hike to the top of Snowmass gets you some views too:
Dropping into AMF.... apparently the steepest run on Snowmass, around 40+ degrees.
Last run of the day, still good snow:
4000 vert later and we were at the bottom:
Mary and I went skiing, we made a snowman, she touched my leg...
After skiing Friday, Mike and I went to a party hosted by the Aspen Historical Society, I sh*t you not. We looked for the pair of hooters, but no luck. Maybe next time.
