Blackwood Canyon/Ellis Peak/4th of July Chute Bowl

Sunday, June 22, 2014


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Blackwood Canyon/Barker Pass Rd/4th of July Bowl

A return to BWC area yielded an easier access to the snow, however this time I travelled to the far end of the bowl to ski the patches yonder. Bad choice. Perhaps one of the worst ski days ever! I felt like I'd never been on skis before due to extremely erratic suncups. Skied 3 patches, 2 of which sucked, the third of which was actually halfway decent (3 is a magic number afterall).

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