Report #32 Details

Report-ID: 32
Submitted: 12/22/98 18:34:16
Host: ps2.pge.com
Date: 12/19/98
Days: 1
Resort: Squaw Valley USA
Hours: Day
Equipment: Snowboard
Rating: 9
Primary-Surface: Powder
Secondary-Surfaces: Packed powder
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Ability: Advanced
E-mail: bdg3@pge.com
Loved: Powder turns in Boundary Bowl - and Granite Chief!!
Hated: The heinous drive up and back!
Closed: Emigrant
Liftline-Waits: None. Zero.

Details:

An awesome Powder day at Squaw.  Opening day of the new Funitel, which hurtles
you up the mountain in about 8 minutes!  Also opening day for Granite Chief,
which was fantastic.
Made fresh turns all day long, staying on the upper mountain.  Granite,
Shirley, Siberia, Solitude - it was all sweet!
Worst driving conditions I can remember, though - took over 4 hours to get up,
and 3.5 coming home... ARGH!
Definitely a real treat for a spontaneous road trip.  Forecast was for "Mostly
Sunny" but it stormed all day.  That kept crowds down, and the powder fresh!

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