Report #56 Details

Report-ID: 56
Submitted: 01/26/99 19:37:31
Host: seoul-214.ppp.hooked.net
Date: 01/23/99
Days: 1
Resort: Northstar at Tahoe
Hours: Day
Equipment: Alpine
Rating: 9
Primary-Surface: Powder
Secondary-Surfaces: Powder
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Ability: Advanced
E-mail: krazymad@yahoo.com
Loved: POWDER!!! 6" of powder, sking in the trees with powder
Hated: minor lift lines
Closed: none
Liftline-Waits: about 3-7 min avg, but I had my Vertical Plus = 1 min!!!
Moguls: huh?? moguls?? The fresh snow covered up ALL moguls

Details:

POWDER!!!!!!!!	It was snowing the night before we went up and the morning we
drove up.  This wasn't the hard icy snow, but the soft, fluffy, melts in your
glove, you can see the actuall snow crystal snow!!  LOVED going through the
trees with fresh powder falling all around me.	It was a definate bust out the
snorkel day.  On the runs, the powder was about up to my boots.  In the trees,
the avg depth of powder was knee level with several times being thy deep in
powder!!  Good tree runs off Rendvouz, but the Backside was even better!!
Unfortunally absurd lines on the backside, forced me back to the front.  I had
Vertical Plus, but my friend didn't.  For the most part, the lines weren't too
bad.  At times, you could ski up to the lift, then other times, it was a full
line with a 10 min wait for groups.  In closing, I would just like to mention
that there was a lot of POWDER!!!!!! that day and it was one of the best
skiing experiences I've had in my life.  Can't wait till the next dumping, I
think I'll do another trip up for the POWDER!!!

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