Skiing On My Mind

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Most skiers that I know are very passionate toward their sport. During the Winter, everything revolves around the skiing. During a recent visit back to Alta, I was reminded of the lifestyle that surrounds the pursuit of powder, and big mountain skiing. I am continually intrigued by the aggressive way that “skibums,” live life. It is really awesome. Ski hard, work hard, party hard. Repeat. You gotta love this sport.

Jay Peak. Is there any other ski area in the East that can compare to Utah in snowfall numbers? Jay is unbelievable. The terrain is awesome. Great steeps, trees, and most importantly, SNOW. On top of that it has a nice feel, solid local skiers and a good attitude surrounding it. I couldn’t believe when I just checked the Jay Peak site to see that they woke up to 7-9” of new snow. WHAT? Sometimes I think the only place that is snows is Jay. There is no new snow at my house? This seems to happen all the time. No snow anywhere, until I look at the Jay Peak site to see that they got yet another dump.
Jay is a bit of a trip for me, but every time I’ve headed up, it has been well worth it. I’m thinking I’m overdue. Maybe I can even get some powder skiing in.

Okay, so Vermont is back in the mix. We actually got hit by a solid 12-15 inch storm and it has been super cold since. Okemo is in pretty good shape, although we did not get the pow pow that Virginia just got. 24+ inches. Pretty good for Virginia. I think TGR should do a segment at Wintergreen! That would be cool. I think.
So, just read a short blurb on my buddy, Gary’s blog, http://www.skibumpoet.com. He talks about “paying the price,” at Alta. Gary is a seasoned veteran of Alta, that continually gives Alta the respect that it deserves. He taught me that if you are going to sprint to ski High Rustler on a 2 foot deep day, than you better pay your dues when it hasn’t snowed for 3 weeks and ski it at that time too.
I’ve certainly skied High Boy straight out of the gate on a 2 foot deep day, but what a great tradition to respect the goods when the skiing is below average.
I’m looking forward to a deep Winter in Vermont, but ready to pay my dues if need be. Also looking forward to some High Boy runs, in this April’s trip to Alta. Hoping the dues will be all paid up by then!