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Went to Pico today for all that fresh Pow!! skied from 9 till 11:15. No Little Pico Triple as was scheduled to open, they opened Knomes Knoll Triple instead, changed on the lift report now too... More fresh when the Outpost and Little Pico triple open this weekend! (If they do open the Outpost again for this wknd.)

Everyone else had the same idea, and thats what everyone was talking about... "looks like everyone else had the same idea as us"... There were people like me who hadn't skied Pico in a couple years, others that hadn't been here for 10 years.

Anywho, I dont have a good grasp on trail names, and I might not be able to tell from the pic anyway, so. . .

I was pretty cold to begin, mostly my hands cus there out of my gloves a lot, but then I was all fine after 10:30...

I may go to K later for the last hour or two...

And oh yeah: Todays the first day this season that K has been fully open!! Potentially bad weather early next week and midweek, so this weekend is the time to get here, could be the best weekend of the season!!!!!!!!!

Fools Gold


Mid Pike


Mid Pike


Upper Pike


Upper Pike


Upper 49er


Summit Glades


Summit Glades


13" my ass!


U. Giant Killer. Icy at times, and its before 10am...


Pico


Triple Slope


Triple Slope


Pico Pow!


Birch Glades


Birch Glades

So glad I did not come up today -- I would have been mighty pissed had I driven 3 hours to get there and little pico lift was not open.

robrules wrote:So glad I did not come up today -- I would have been mighty pissed had I driven 3 hours to get there and little pico lift was not open.

and it was tracked out by the time you got there?

All Outpost this morn, many laps without having to cross tracks, man it was sweet. Thanks Ozzy, counted 95 steps to Wrangler(for 3rd tracks) only counting after that was my blessings, damn, so nice.
happy, tired, satisfied even though i have to leave.
best of luck to the weekenders, i hope you get some refresh action fri.

First, let me just report that K is making snow on Superstar headwall along with the area where the glacier is usually built up . . . we got to the Superstar area around 2:30 pm and they were just starting the guns . . . also had a gun running where the bumps form on skiers left on lower Superstar and guns were set up on the remainder of the trail . . . also making snow on lower Dream Maker above the pipe . . .

Skiing was good - bluebird skies, a little cold, but no wind . . . run of the day was definitely Superstar - but maybe that is because of the late guns. There truly is a ton of snow all over the mountains . . . and the woods look incredible . . . Bear getting ready for a competition this weekend . . . Needles nice . . . took a run down an ungroomed Home Stretch (closed yesterday) - tracked out, but still fun . . . looks to be a great weekend

What? You can't handle the 5 minute walk up? I can tell you that it was worth it!

robrules wrote:So glad I did not come up today -- I would have been mighty pissed had I driven 3 hours to get there and little pico lift was not open.

Upper Pike looks it was pretty frickin' sweet.

Some work first thing and then met a friend at the bottom of the Skyeship.
We skied trees around Bear and Skye all morning.
Still plenty of fresh in G, between the Great Eastern switchbacks and in many other areas that my bud showed me.

Home for some more work and then out after lunch with the Elementary school.
Had some fun in the park.
Most of the kids were doing the rainbow box and hitting the jumps.
Some even ventured into the trees.
It was inspiring!

Out to K from 2:30 till 3:50....

Great!! AS MrsG said snowmaking is underway and expanding!

Gateway/4 Way


Needles Eye above Snowshed Crossover, the entire length looked delightful!


Lower Superstar


Skye Peak Snowmaking, guns all tight together!


Superstar Headwall Snowmaking!!


Lower Dream Maker Snowmaking!


Bear Mountain, Super awesome, and the sun peaked out!


Grizzly, Superpipe, and the snowmaking on Dream Maker!!


Upper Wildfire...


Lower Skye Lark


5 Guns going on Lower Superstar, and more being set up!!


6 guns going on Middle Superstar, setting more up too!!!


Getting dark, Lowest part of Home Stretch, Great!! Still fresh lines on the sides!

twilkas wrote: Thanks Ozzy, counted 95 steps to Wrangler(for 3rd tracks)

Sorry. you must be taller than me. I'm only 5'7"

Going to write a Jay report, but I just got home about an hr ago. If not tonight then tomorrow

skiingsnow wrote:Went to Pico today for all that fresh Pow!! skied from 9 till 11:15. No Little Pico Triple as was scheduled to open, they opened Knomes Knoll Triple instead, changed on the lift report now too... More fresh when the Outpost and Little Pico triple open this weekend! (If they do open the Outpost again for this wknd.)

Uh, not likely. We slayed it all day long. Maybe if Friday nights snow pans out you'll get a few inches on top.

looks like some prodigious snowmaking for a place with "layed off snowmakers and no rent-a-compressors".

Mister Moose wrote:

skiingsnow wrote:Went to Pico today for all that fresh Pow!! skied from 9 till 11:15. No Little Pico Triple as was scheduled to open, they opened Knomes Knoll Triple instead, changed on the lift report now too... More fresh when the Outpost and Little Pico triple open this weekend! (If they do open the Outpost again for this wknd.)

Uh, not likely. We slayed it all day long. Maybe if Friday nights snow pans out you'll get a few inches on top.

That's what she said

Mister Moose wrote: Uh, not likely. We slayed it all day long. Maybe if Friday nights snow pans out you'll get a few inches on top.

Did it dry out overnight?

Nikoli wrote:

Mister Moose wrote: Uh, not likely. We slayed it all day long. Maybe if Friday nights snow pans out you'll get a few inches on top.

Did it dry out overnight?

if it hasn't it will 2nite, -21 degrees, teens on friday