Summit and Alpental had some problems today. It started with “no power” and the Pass was closed. I thought that it would change; fortunately I brought some things to read as I waited for the Pass to open. The highway crew, i.e. most of the cars, made the left turn to Alpental, but I went to Central. The Alpine quad and the Holiday lifts were loading butts. The 360 lift was running, but no one was on the lift. The ticket purchase line was long. The Alpine quad was quiet, and I met a skier who had learned that Alpental's opening was still delayed and it was not encouraging. After 2 hours the quad had long lines and the Silver Fir lift had stopped running. It was time to leave. I skied to the Summit Central lodge and Guest Services to pick up our grandkids' Season Passes. There was a long line inside and an employee said the line was even longer than what I could see. She said to come back another day or go to West when they have power. The line to buy day tickets was around the back of the lodge. Amazing! They had employees selling lift tickets to those in line for $60 cash. The 360 lift never did load. Alpental finally announced that they would not operate because PSE had not fixed the power problems. It was a unique day. I think I should have gotten up earlier and drove either North or South.
