Yesterday was the last day of skiing at Alta. The season closed with a 391" total - well below last year’s 723", but that’s what gives them a 500" average.
Still, I was happy with my skiing, had some good powder days, and my new every-days are 185cm Armada JJs, which I love (136mm under-foot!)
Here is a pic of yesterday’s closing-day festivities, courtesy of Surface (makers of my deep-powder skis).
Showing the advantage of early-rise technology…
And for probably my final post of the season, here’s a cool little clip of Snowbird Ski Patrol. What a cool job — skiing, helping people, and blowing things up. Some great demonstrations of Utah powder technique, too.
I happened to run into the guy with the helmet back in March. I recognized him from the video — patrollers who wear helmets are rare at Snowbird, and don’t exist at Alta (they keep me safe and ski better than I would if I had two lifetimes, so I don’t question their wisdom).
Anyway, I mentioned I’d seen the video, and remarked that it’s tough to make a good video for a job where you’re saving people. Showing people being dug out after a slide, or screaming because they’ve blown an ACL doesn’t sell a lot of lift tickets.
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