The first day of the year was good, but not epic. The predicted 1′-2′ turned into about 8″. It was soft, but rather windblown and crusty in places. The inconsistency made for some challenging charging.
Schweitzer is a great mountain with a lot of fun, steep terrain. We went pretty much all over the mountain. I think we rode every lift out there today and went end to end. Naturally I tweaked my knee a bit because I didn’t strap in on a very short run between two lifts – my pet peeve on a snowboard – but I’m not worried about any actual damage. It’s a little sore, but so is my ankle, my legs, my groin. Nothing a little Advil can’t cure! Despite a couple stops back at the condo we cleared 20k vertical.
The light on the lake and the moonrise at the end of the day were beautiful.
Nothing in the forecast tomorrow so no need to stress and get up early!