Beech today was a variety of conditions. With the forcast for high winds, today was not my first choice butit was the day my friend could come and bring her 5 yr old for her first day of skiing.
The wind was pretty rough in the morning, 7* when we got there with a wind chill to -5*. Several times on Lower Shawneehaw I was at a standstill. After lunch, there was still wind but not nearly as strong. Several times it was whiteout conditions and only moments later you would see the sun.
There was however, POWDER. There was 6+ inches overnight and it snowed off and on all day, sometime fairly heavily. With the wind blowing, it was like having freshies all day. Spent most of the day on White Lightning and Robbins which were both in fantastic shape. Shawneehaw was good too, but the meadows had almost too much powder since it was so flat and Lower Shawneehaw was brutal due to the wind. Southern Star still had mogals, but they were covered in drifts so I found it a little difficult for me.
Early morning
Conditions ranged from this
to this
to this
The powder was so deep here, this guy had to take off his board to get down the hill
My friend's daughter loved ski school and didn't want to leave. Notice she is already sporting a SkiSE sticker on her helmet!
Great day but make sure you have goggles and a face mask. The roads were snowy on the mountain and the 4x4 or chains warning was in effect.
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iheartsnow
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Great pics! Wish I could've gotten out to ride with ya... I felt like an ice cube all day lol.
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dreamnofpow
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amazing conditions, what a season.
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jamsandwich
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dude i can deal with 50mph gusts for that kind of snow. holy pow
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sirtalkmuch
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That shot of the steep section of WL = MONEY!
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@sirtalkmuch 210553 wrote:That shot of the steep section of WL = MONEY!
Lots of ontouched powder on the sides there. Some guy cut me off and I fell; there was powder up to my armpits!
Lots of ontouched powder on the sides there. Some guy cut me off and I fell; there was powder up to my armpits!
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TaylorsTony
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great pictures...thanks for posting!