I lapped Chair 1, on the steep bump runs you can see from the lodge. It was fun, and the snow was decent (they had gotten 21" two days prior) even though it was already skied out. The temperature was right on the line between warm and soft, so the snow would literally firm up and soften as the sky cleared and clouded, from run to run.
I had the most awesome fall ever on these bumps:
I caught one ski, lost it, started to fall and popped off the other one, sliding a good 200 feet downhill over bumps, upside down and right side up. I promptly got up and started back up to get one ski, and a kind skier brought it down. The other one was another 100 feet downhill. I would have paid money to do that, maybe I should just toss my skis down and slide next time.
Afterwards I realized that for a few days on the hill, I've had something off with both ski brakes that doesn't allow my heels to go down as far as they should. Time to visit the shop, and probably replace the parts.
Getting thin in some spots:
Distance was 11.50 miles, time 3:01 (moving 2:08), elevation gain/loss 9,017 feet, avg. speed 3.8 mph, and max speed 31.6 mph, for 9 runs.
Afterwards I went for early dinner in Breckenridge, which was partially shut down and under construction. Thankfully the Brewery was open.
Then I went on a short hike above Carter Park on town trails. Saw a fox on the way up, it was looking uphill with concern, then sat down and yawned.
Even though the trails merely go between residential roads and homes, the lodgepole forests are a bit of a getaway. Snow was falling, wind whistled in the pines, and trunks creaked against each other.
