"The Patches", Red Lake Road, Hwy 88

Thursday, June 19, 2014


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Dragged Kendra out to "The Patches" for a little easy access schuss. We boot-packed one of the middle patches (I laid down a whopping 12 turns), then I hit up the next patch solo for a twofer: 3 turns (this patch had a little alcove at the top) and 17 turns (on the main section) . Lottsa suncups, but the patches were long, filled in, and very much soft-serve. They should hold for awhile longer depending on weather.

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