We headed over to the Village Gondola bright and early and got on about the 12th chair from Canyon Lodge. As soon as we got on the chair we realized that it was going to be an epic day. It had snowed about a foot at the bottom, and about a foot and a half at the top. And on top of that, it was empty up there. A midweek score. The first few runs we literally were choking on snow. After a few runs down to Canyon we headed to Chair 5, and got on the 4th chair. The first run was literally like a heli run, we were'nt hitting anyone else's track and you could ride as fast as you wanted.
We sessioned several zones, with epic lines each run, and headed out around 3pm back to Irvine. It was one of those times that the snow conditions more than made up for the drive. It felt like we had been there for a few days, especially in the number of runs we got. This was definitely a rebate for Baldface, and was much needed. Needless to say I am keeping and eye on the next storm that might come through Mammoth...
Chief with the "you missed it" phone call back to the Southland.
