I second Larry on the conditions today. Really good early, then skier chopped, but still really fun for my first lift day this year. Speaking of patrol keep things in bounds. Makes sense to me, but I unfortunately fell prey to their cop-like stake outs. After skiing chop most of the day and having a bomber powder day at Paradise yesterday, I wanted just a FEW turns of untracked. So, i decided to throw the skins on just above Stump Farm and come down the cat track from the top station of Miners Basin chair. As I was skinning up, a patroler asked me wat I was doing, and I told her that I was going to the top of Miners and was going to come down the cat track I was skinning up just because it had like 6 inches of smooth untracked over firm that I really wanted to ski. Seems like much effort for little return, but hey 100 feet of untracked pow sounded good. She then told me that it was FINE and I proceeded on my way (no ropes or signs to tell me not to not to mention patrol telling me it was OK to proceed). I proceeded to about 75ft. above the top station of miners, where I deskinned and prepared to head down. Then I hear a snow machine coming after me, then shouting to come down immediatly because I was in a closed area with extreme avy danger. OK. So i get down to patrol and they ask me what the hell I think I am doing. I then proceed to ask why this is such a big deal when patrol gave me PERMISSION to go there and back. They then told me that none of their patrolers would say that, then called me a liar.and radioed to the head hauncho patrol cop who informed them to CLIP MY TICKET. At that point after being given permission then busted for it, then called a liar, I was pretty pissed and demanded a supervisor. Finally got to ski my cat track (it was good) while being escorted by patrol to the base lodge. He (head cop) didn't believe me either, but didn't pull my pass, but am now on the "bad guy" list. Some one needs to get their s*&t straight up there and get their people on the same page. What happened to Crystal?, what about bagged lunches (had to eat mine in the doorway cause they patrol for that too), No, I dont have 15 bucks for a "gourmet burger" c'mon guys this is skiing not a frickin Holiday Inn. Crystal lets me down, has before and will again. I would love to stop going there, but mother nature has blessed it with so many qualities; and unfortunatley greed and f'ing Kircher are in charge now. Kiss it all goodbye local ski bum.....they want you gone. I undestand avalance danger and its components, really think I wanna be stupid? Think I'm gonna go somewhere I shouldn't? Dont think so. Last time I checked I know what a terrain trap is and I'm pretty sure that groomers have a low avy hazard. Sorry for the rant everybody, it needs to come out sometime!!!
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