First Things Last

I spent a part of today going through my computer and cleaning it up. It was in need of some file management. I found a few cell phone pictures of an early season hike I did a month or so before Stowe opened. If I remember correctly, we had just received some new snow, but there was no real base, even on the trails that had recent snow making.

Light and fluffy
As I ventured further up Tollroad, the inches started piling up

Looking promising at the top of the Double

It had been pretty windy the night before, and the snow was pretty light, so I figured if I could probably find a nice pocket of "deep" snow somewhere. I decided to walk down into Starr to take a look. The rocks underneath the foot of snow provided excellent traction on the down climb.

A whole foot!

Having not seen anything worth riding on the way up, and out of sheer morbid curiosity, I decided to head down.

 

A bit manky looking back up at the top

There were fairly deep areas of snow punctuated by exposed bits of rock littering the top section of the run. By staying in the "deep" snow, and avoiding the rocks, I had a great time.

Thin, but fun

Now that the lifts have stopped turning, and with warm weather and rain on the way, this seems to be an appropriate post. I am sure that I will get a few more days in this season, but I doubt any will be like this.

Its time to welcome warm weather and not stress at the thought of rain.

- Austin