Snowbird posted an advisory on their website this week. It said "Unusual Weather Occurrence". Um, It RAINED! Yup, rain in January at 10,000 feet... then it froze! It was solid ice. In fact, on Monday, they didn't run the tram because the cables where covered in ice. The few lifts they did open were delayed because they were RE-grooming the runs so they weren't as hard. Lucky for us, it snowed another 12 or so inches and today was pretty alright! But there was still evidence of the rains.
I don't know if you can tell, but these trees (at the top of Baldy) were covered in ICE. They were quite pretty but I imagine this is what the snow under the new 12 inches looks like!
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| Top Tram tower- iced! Look close- it says Elevation 11,00 Feet |
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| Ice crystals on the tram loading dock |
This is the view from Baldy looking into the Valley. The ridge closest is called the Cirque. It's one of my favorite runs. On the far left is a tram tower.
I don't know if you can tell, but these trees (at the top of Baldy) were covered in ICE. They were quite pretty but I imagine this is what the snow under the new 12 inches looks like!
This is the view from Baldy looking into the Valley. The ridge closest is called the Cirque. It's one of my favorite runs. On the far left is a tram tower. 
Baldy! Love that run, especially since Allen would carry all my gear there for me :). We've had some ice here too, but it doesn't look as fun as yours.
ReplyDeleteIt rained at our resort that day too! It was terrible. We left after 4 scary runs on iced, concrete groomers. No need to go on the regular runs because it was impossible to turn! I remember going out to Baldy and being scared for my life!
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