November 23, 2005, Crystal Mtn, WA

My eldest son Jeff is home from college for Thanksgiving -- so we go for a half-day even though it hasn't snowed and we know that boilerplate awaits us.<br><br>Anywhere in the shade it's bulletproof -- on the groomed is pretty smooth and easy.  Off the groomed -- my Jeff described it  "it's like getting a foot massage" from the vibration.<br><br>The Lucky Shot run has more sun softened areas -- but also more rocks to dodge than Green valley.<br><br>We did find some fun on the sun warmed slopes of "Northway ridge" <br><br> <br><br>but returning to the chair requires picking our way through bare spots.<br><br>After last chair on Green Valley @ 3:30 we cruised over to Forest Queen for a last couple runs -- Downhill was groomed smooth and had a just a bit of sugar snow.   <br>