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Crystal - 02/09 National Pizza Day...not at Xtal
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09 Feb 2023 14:53 #236275
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Crystal - 02/09 National Pizza Day...not at Xtal was created by ddk
Ski Report - OUCH! Planned on the lead being "I love sloppy leftovers"...leftovers I got to ski were very happy - GVBowl....anywhere. But started the typical day - #1 headed to FQex and I raced the crowd up REX - Groomers pretty good, but kinda not prime, kinda bouncy kinda grabby fresh snow - packed powder...hhhhmmm?- Big Pro Course to MIFB early, LS maybe better. Early promise of big sun disappeared before first load. Vis was okay and improved, but??? not prime. Snow quality was point and carve; no wiper GS turns down the slopes. Gotta say after doing GV Bowl center line I would have done any north facing slopes today (sadly no PB for me today or soup). Quality of the mid-day groomers when I hooked up with #1 were not impressive - definitely slalom skiing worked best...hard on #1's knees.
Other - Big day for Crytal and as somewhat typical...a big bummer! 3K 60 years tixs for today....and what happens, the gas lines failed (kinda a funny season) all over the mountain... no heat or anything else at CB lodge (kinda coldish) ....no Pizza on National Pizza day - oh so sad...soup would have been the Potatoe Leak stuff.... tomorrows sounded interesting!
Other Other - OUCH The great Crystal 60th party with $60 tixs brought out the crowd today! Lots of 1st day of the season, 1st day since covid lockdown happened? HUH? Lots of new folks who ski sometimes and somewhere...editorial comment - maybe more $60 days spread out with less tixs for each day.... Why - gotta say it was a zoo. The crowd plus the snow quality mid-day, was enough to send us home way before I was ready.
Other Other Other - Drive nice and fast, lots of Elk in the Ranch area, drive down was even better and happy. Cars and buses in A lot, some special folks, some who knows who...maybe past half full.... B and C - OUCH! full of real parked cars. D, E , G and the new H lots, plus cars in F? Ouch! Why I mentally wimped out way to early...might have to suffer weird weather tomorrow.
Other - Big day for Crytal and as somewhat typical...a big bummer! 3K 60 years tixs for today....and what happens, the gas lines failed (kinda a funny season) all over the mountain... no heat or anything else at CB lodge (kinda coldish) ....no Pizza on National Pizza day - oh so sad...soup would have been the Potatoe Leak stuff.... tomorrows sounded interesting!
Other Other - OUCH The great Crystal 60th party with $60 tixs brought out the crowd today! Lots of 1st day of the season, 1st day since covid lockdown happened? HUH? Lots of new folks who ski sometimes and somewhere...editorial comment - maybe more $60 days spread out with less tixs for each day.... Why - gotta say it was a zoo. The crowd plus the snow quality mid-day, was enough to send us home way before I was ready.
Other Other Other - Drive nice and fast, lots of Elk in the Ranch area, drive down was even better and happy. Cars and buses in A lot, some special folks, some who knows who...maybe past half full.... B and C - OUCH! full of real parked cars. D, E , G and the new H lots, plus cars in F? Ouch! Why I mentally wimped out way to early...might have to suffer weird weather tomorrow.
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09 Feb 2023 17:24 #236276
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Replied by Quick foot on topic Crystal - 02/09 National Pizza Day...not at Xtal
The lines weren't that bad considering how many people were up there. The popular runs were choked up with people at times. Some off piste areas where decent, but nothing was stellar. Most of the skiing was B minus or so. We didn't venture out to Northway or to 6 as the crud wasn't skiing all that well and we just thought that they would be too much work. The run of the day turned out to be Lower Bull. We did that several times. It was nice seeing ddk and #1 in the Campbell Basin Lodge. After skiing Stevens in the Stevens Pass cloud for much of the season I thought the visibility was pretty darn good. The ice is buried for now.
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09 Feb 2023 17:34 #236277
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Replied by CMSkier on topic Crystal - 02/09 National Pizza Day...not at Xtal
We had Pizza last night, didn't know I was ahead of the curve. Thanks for the report. I had high hopes for today, but overworked quads from yesterday's afternoon Potato-Fest and the morning clouds kept me home. I heard yesterday that Crystal had already sold 2,000 60$ tickets for today. Hopefully the crowd skier-groomed the Potatoes we left, but I doubt it. Gonna be some crunch to grind up this weekend. Most of the Old Gang bailed on friday already. What they all say, "You shoulda been here yesterday".
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