Hit up Lola on the solo tip. The plan was to just bop up, bang out a run or two on the lower front (eastside) and head home. Naturally, curiosity got the better of me and I hiked all the way up to the lower ridge and did some exploring. Apres lunch I skied an incredibly mellow pitch on the northwest side (backside) that seemed to end in a thicket of trees. However, behind the pine curtain was a steep pitch, which I, of course, skied. I got skunked out by a sketchy choke and double fall-line/no-fall-zone, so I boot-packed back up. I then hiked over and hit up my initial lines, 3 chutes on the northeast lower frontside. The snow on both angles was decent early summer neo-corn (though I did kick off a super-mini wet slide in one of the chutes). Weather, whilst sunny, was rather mild, which was nice.
“The best place in the world to ski is where you’re skiing that day.” — Warren Miller
