ALTA, UT — My friend Mark Deaver arrived earlier in the week, just after a large storm dumped tons of snow on the Wasatch Mountains. He and I met up at the park and ride and then got in line to head up Little Cottonwood Canyon to Alta. The prospects for this ski day were very good--if only we could find some fresh powder.
Due to the traffic, we arrived at Alta fairly late. We headed to Catherine's Area for our first run. We traversed pretty high and pretty far. Once I realized that I didn't really have any idea where we were, I suggested that we start down. Unfortunately, the snow was not great. Some of it had been affected by the wind and some of it had been skied out. There weren't too much fresh powder to find. No matter though. I'm so out of shape that I can't really take advantage of the conditions anyway.
I skied one drainage and Mark skied another. When I got down to the flats, Mark was nowhere to be found. I stopped to wait for him a couple times, but he never showed up. I figured he was way ahead of me anyway, but I had to stop to catch my breath anyway.
Despite the storm earlier in the week, the snow coverage was still pretty weak and the skiing wasn't all that great.
We also skied some Collins runs. But, again, I was in such terrible shape that I was just holding Mark back. I decided to call it a day early while Mark took some more runs.
It wasn't a bad ski day for me, and I definitely enjoyed skiing with Mark, but my lack of fitness makes skiing a chore for me at this point.
After dropping Mark off at his hotel, it was time to head to Wendover, NV for a 311 concert! The concert was awesome, and it was very cool to combine two of my favorite things in one day: skiing and 311.
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