Alpine Meadows Report: May 10th

[3pin]

Had to call it a day after three hours and get back to the office, so I guess I'm the first to report back in.

Damn, can this really be May 10th? It was full-on mid-winter up there. Everything was perfectly buffed out, all the bumps and trenches filled in, not much debris, and nice cold temp, buttery snow over it all.

Pulled in at 7:40, already a line forming. Saw some Bro Models, and recognized Tyrone, Slim, skier666? joining the line just behind me. Arty and freshies pulled in not long after that. Seemed like everyone was coming out of the woodwork. The crowd got antsy, as the bombing continued up high. I think they finally started boarding around 8:40 or so, and I wound up on the 9th chair.

Made a beeline right for Pete's Peril, but broke off early after seeing D chutes without tracks. Buttery, fast snow, just perfect. Sped across to Three Sisters and put a fresh line all the way down to the bottom. It was a really nice maiden voyage for the new stiff Bro's.

Hit Palisades next, and returned a second time with Arty and Tyrone. Ran into Darkside and a few other Alpine regulars. Then on to High Yellow, Keyhole, Lower Beaver, Art's Knob, again and again. Seemed like a lot of people out there, scrambling out the traverses and hiking over Keyhole, but there always seemed to be a fresh line in there somewhere.

What a morning. Great skiing with some maggots again, and I still can't believe this is May. FKNA.

-Graham

[bcrider]

Way to get it!

[Sierra Cement]

Didja feel that base layer below at all or was it Bottomless ?

The nice thing about May powder storms is that it stays light so damn late. I'm going to get me a nice dose of dusk patrol pow this afternoon with a skinning start time of 5:30 PM!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Yeah today was great, pulled into the parking lot behind 666 and slim at 7:15 thinkin I'll get my ticket, throw my sticks down in line, and chill for the 8 opening. The ticket office threw a wrench in that plan as they didn't start selling tickets until 7:50, but it didn't matter too much anyway with the late chair start. Was still able to snag 11th or 12th chair though maybe. As 3pin said, the snow was buuuuttery smoooooth mid-winter pow. Just mach turns and don't worry about it... things started mankin & settin up around 11 - 11:30 though, so that's when I called it too. Knee no likey the manky. Snow was still pretty good in High Yellow, some shots in Keyhole, and Sherwood when I left though.

Yeah shit, maggots everywhere up there....3pin, 666, arty, hardri...I mean, littleredridingpants, slim, darkside, freshies...good crew. good snow. good times. GREAT Spring.

[powstash]

Nice work, thanks for the report. Reminded me of May 10 two years ago - Snowbird - I missed first tram cause of some lady in the ticket line asking more questions than Alex Trabeck, but hit second tram to some of the deepest sickest pow all that year.

I heart May Pow.

[Squirrel99]

Nice work, thanks for the report. Reminded me of May 10 two years ago - Snowbird - I missed first tram cause of some lady in the ticket line asking more questions than Alex Trabeck, but hit second tram to some of the deepest sickest pow all that year.
I heart May Pow.

I know someone who got the first tram that day!

So stoked for you guys! Looks like another 1-2 punch this week from Tahoe to Utah the '05 as been. Powstash, you better be ready when it gets to ootah!

But alrighty, let's see some ALPINE PICS!!!!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

The thing I like most about May is taking a short break from working 10-hour days picking up the slack for a coworker whose baby came right at crunch time to read about the amazing late spring powder days I'm missing.

Somewhere beneath the bitterness and bile, I'm happy for y'all.

Damn baby.

[lph]

Pics? Arty? 666? Someone, please.....

Glad you got some shoe.

I think this season may blend into next season without us even knowing it.

(i hear the snowbanks on the road to virginia lakes is 30 feet overhead. they are having a helluva job getting the roads cleared down there).

[Arty50]

I'm sick and tired of taking pics for all you slackers. NO PICS FOR YOU!!!!

Sadly, I forgot the camera today. Didn't really matter though. It was a total feeding frenzy. You'd think we hadn't skied pow all year. It was a great morning. Ty covered it pretty well. Anyway, things got fairly heavy in the afternoon, so hr and I left around 12:30. Slim and 666 kept going. I know 666 had his camera with him, so you'll have to wait just a little bit longer.

What a day! May 10!!!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

You'd think we hadn't skied pow all year.

Lunacy. Sheer lunacy.

[Kellie]

Kellie <------ so jealous.

I, like Walter, am glad for you . . . maybe the doc will let me start hiking for turns in August . . .

[freshies]

Fat Tuesday....nice meeting and skiing w/Ty and Arty, seeing 3Pin and briefly meeting 666 and Slim...fun morning. I got my 6 or so fresh runs in and then bailed around 10:30 - had to get back to work. Great day though....can't beat the early season Oct and late season May pow days....

[ak_powder_monkey]

I'm speechless. I really wish it was easier to get to 7000' here cause I'm sure theres powder there

[Arty50]

Lunacy. Sheer lunacy.

Powder does strange things to a man.

Almost forgot, it was really nice to finally meet freshies and Darkside. And nice to see you again 3pin! Thanks for the guide work, sirs!

Hmmmm...just looked at NOAA...

[Endlessseason]

AKPM, I feel for ya mang. But AK still beats UT hands down. Never forget UT sucks.

[Darkside]

I took a few photos, but no one really wanted to stop schralping to get some shots. I'll post what I gots when i get home from work.

[skier666]

Nice to meet the people I never met before, but once the line dropped Hardrider, SLim, and I started straightlining....so we didn't even end up skiing with anyone else other than Arty...oh well, you know what they say about days like this....

Look for a Ghettos TR 5/10 very soon.....