Northstar, CA

Thursday, February 28, 2013



Late afternoon sliding session with my old college chum Patrick "Purple" Hayes. Rode Arrow chair in the hopes of seeing his youngun schussing down "Lumberjack", but to no avail. Then I convinced him to ride Vista Express and follow me down "Magic Moguls" to "Forerunner" to "Secret Lumberjack Trees". He was smitten and wanted to hit it again, but I guided us up Zephyr for a run down "Flying Squirrel" to Comstock and then "Powder Bowl" to finish out the day. Snow was wonky throughout ranging from sticky goo on Big Easy to slick semi-slurpee on "Lower Main Street" to glue and scraper in the trees.

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