Time slows down.

**GheePup** · 09-15-2006, 06:01 PM

Contrary to popular belief, the longest days of the year don't end around the summer solstice. There happens to be some strange anomaly that occurs sometime in September. It happened today. Now I get to look forward to time slowing down until it almost seems like it has stopped.

You might be wondering what happened today? I will tell you.

I got up for work just like any other summer day. Yes, it is still summer. I drove to work under thick cloud cover. The Ghee was bare and you could see that the Tetons had gotten a bit of snow last night even though you could not see the peaks. Looked like the snow level was just above 10k feet.

By 10:30am today the Ghee was completely hidden by clouds and the temp in the valley was around 41 degrees. Snow at the Ghee? By 1:30pm the clouds had lifted and the Ghee was showing her new white veil that looked so sexy. Did I just say sexy? Ok, I did.

Now I had to go up and feel that sexy veil she is now sporting. 2 inches of wet and sloppy fresh snow at the base gave me a little chubby. I made a couple snowballs to throw and drove back home. I spent all of about 5 minutes with her. Its my second time enjoying the first flakes to fall on her and last time I didn't even get outta the truck so I think I am making a little progress.

I know its going to melt once the suns rays hit it but OMG it was noice to feel snow again. White, cold and wet. Wet is not my first choice for snow but its the first snow of the season so wet is ok.

Today is the day that marks the slowing of time for the next couple months. Time works pretty consistent during the summer. Then around mid to late September time slows down and continues to slow down until it comes to almost a standstill just before the lifts open. Once the lifts open time seems to turn on the afterburners and blurs by so fast in a cartoonland way that it is hard to comprehend what is going on. Pow, fresh tracks, rock drops, pow, hiking, pow...ect.

Anyway, welcome to the 2 longest months of my year. Snow has fallen and now it starts. I got to touch it and I get to watch it come and go for a month and then the true agony begins when it no longer goes away but there is not enough to ski on for another month. Time is now officially slowing down in anticipation of the upcoming season.

The new year did not start on January 1st. It started today on September 15th. January is mid-season and has its reason for a big party but mid-September gets seriously overlooked IMHO.

Now I can't wait for the first snowfall here in the valley when time really starts to slow down.

**Cyber Cop** · 09-16-2006, 10:08 PM

Outside of Wyoming they call it aCID.

**upallnight** · 09-16-2006, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Cyber Cop

Outside of Wyoming they call it aCID.

but....he is outside wyoming.

**rideit** · 09-17-2006, 12:35 AM

Ghee....you are quite young, no?

**BushwackerinPA** · 09-17-2006, 05:25 AM

nice write up ghee.

**Conundrum** · 09-17-2006, 09:44 AM

It'll come man. I see you chose another season at the ghee. Nice!

**GheePup** · 09-17-2006, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by rideit

Ghee....you are quite young, no?

I think I am around 6 or 7?

**upallnight** · 09-17-2006, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by GheePup

the Ghee was showing her new white veil that looked so sexy. Did I just say sexy? Ok, I did.

Ghee, man...you need to get out of the 'ghee more.

**GheePup** · 09-17-2006, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by upallnight

Ghee, man...you need to get out of the 'ghee more.

Why?

I get to ski light and dry pow through the trees, no crowds even on holidays and it even has some steeps and a little hucking if you don't mind a little hiking. Hiking for overhead blower just sux. Tons of work over here and I get to ski whenever I want. Stay at JH because it sux over here.

Have fun this winter upallnight.

**upallnight** · 09-17-2006, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by GheePup

Why?

I get to ski light and dry pow through the trees, no crowds even on holidays and it even has some steeps and a little hucking if you don't mind a little hiking. Hiking for overhead blower just sux. Tons of work over here and I get to ski whenever I want. Stay at JH because it sux over here.

Have fun this winter upallnight.

jeez...someone's testy!

mine was a little jab about your 'sexy' comments (which is why i only quoted that one line from your post) -- just saying that if you are starting to see that as sexy, it's just a sign that there aren't enough women around!

all in good fun. sorry you missed that.

dude... chill.

if someone's skiing with crowds on either side of the tetons, they just don't know what's up.

i like low-angle pow too, sometimes. (now *there's* a jab!)

**GheePup** · 09-17-2006, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by upallnight

jeez...someone's testy!

mine was a little jab about your 'sexy' comments (which is why i only quoted that one line from your post) -- just saying that if you are starting to see that as sexy, it's just a sign that there aren't enough women around!

all in good fun. sorry you missed that.

dude... chill.

if someone's skiing with crowds on either side of the tetons, they just don't know what's up.

i like low-angle pow too, sometimes. (now *there's* a jab!)

I am not really testy at the moment and you are correct that there aren't enough women around here. Thats why I have to convince them to fly up from LA.

Low-angle pow was a good jab. I personally stay away from the low angle and low vis pow here. I much prefer the tight steep tree lines and the chutes off Peaked.

**machschnell** · 09-17-2006, 03:27 PM

Ghee, my sentiments exactly on the next 2 months as the longest of the year. I started writing something very similiar about an hour ago for a local message board, but halfway thru I deleted it cuz it sounded too sappy and whiny. Same thoughts as you expressed tho. Yeah, I hear ya... I was at the 'Ghee on Closing Day of 2003 (arriving late), and skied for the last hour with a local's ticket, after he finished for the day. The snow sucked that day (mush) but the terrain and views (from Peaked) were great. Had fun with the local's vibe on that Closer. With plenty a beer in the parking lot afterwards... Nice talkin to ya over Mexican food and brews at Roberto's in Mammoth at the 2006 Mini. Hope you had a good summer framing houses or on commercial stuff. See ya this Winter sometime...

**skieurmalade** · 09-17-2006, 03:56 PM

try a slight upswing on the THC consumption rates it does wonders in making the calendar fly.. . of course to make this happen you'll have to work more in one capacity or the other which still helps with the same cause. At least that's my plan.