SNOWBIRD, UT — A solid storm skiing day with Dan and Wiebke. As per custom when it's snowing, we stayed in the forested Gad 2 area. Unfortunately, the skimpy snow cover was a bit of an issue, and there was little untracked snow to be found, but it was a fun ski day nonetheless.
We started off skiing some stuff at the edges of Bassackwards. There was some good snow to be found, but not really enough to cover the rock-hard bumps underneath.
We had some luck in STH, although I was not ready for those difficult conditions. Gadzooks was a bumpy mess. And everytime we went exploring, we didn't seem to find anything special, aside from some quick powder shots on Organ Grinder.
Later in the day, we decided to try our luck on the upper mountain because it seemed as though the storm was lifting. We quickly discovered, however, that the storm hadn't lifted. It was surreal riding the Little Cloud lift when I couldn't even see the chair in front of me. It was like floating up the mountain. The zero visibility run down Regulator was exhausting, and we decided to call it a day thereafter.
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