Dec 15, 2009, Crystal

Probably better for the large lunchtray riders

just a historical note for the kids who haven't been riding since the 80's. "Lunchtray" was a term for a style of snowboard in the very early part of the "jibbing" era (late 80's) -- superwide stance (often modified to be even wider w/ T-bolts) and very little nose and tail kick, hence "lunchtray." Powder weapons they were not ...

Never have I heard so much enthusiasm over skiing a foot of PNWPB (Pacific Northwest Peanut Butter)
I think we have all lost our minds!

Desperate times, Joe. Never have I been so jealous at work over a foot of CPB.

Monday was a much different story. 8 inches of super light powder and cold. A lot of dust over crust but still some very nice snow in places. No crowds or lift lines. REX started running before 9. Sure was a stark contrast to yesterday.

Never have I heard so much enthusiasm over skiing a foot of PNWPB (Pacific Northwest Peanut Butter)
I think we have all lost our minds! 

To us who have "evolved " to rockered fatties it wasn't PNWPB, it was perfect surfing pow!

Is that common when the wind picks up?  I've never experienced it before in my half-dozen years at Crystal.

Yes, very common. ( Edit: See Bandit's explantion ) If you've ever been on a chair when the descending empty chairs hit the towers you'd probably understand.

today ranks up there on the "best ever" list for me because I got to share it with others who LOVE TO SKI!........a group of about six others who I'd never met before.  The entire group dropped into Left Angle, leapfrogging through the trees and hootin it up in the deep new blanket o' pow!  Topped it all off with friends, new and old, raising a glass in the Cellar.  All smiles.  No one really seemed to mind that it was raining outside.

Great meeting, riding and sharing beers with you. Very Strong tele work in that low down goop.

To us who have "evolved " to rockered fatties it wasn't PNWPB, it was perfect surfing pow!

Amen brother!