This past Saturday on October 10th, I joined some familiar faces on a trip that provided the first turns of the 2009/2010 ski season. My last time on snow was back on June 20th at Mount Evans where a dense fog and low clouds made things a bit more difficult than normal. A similar story was painted all too brightly yesterday in the early morning hours all across the greater Denver area where an unexpected snow storm caught everyone by surprise resulting in automobile wrecks near every exit off I-70. Two hours later, Gary and I finally made it to the Henderson mine outside Empire where we met up with Chris and Forrest. Much to our surprise, the weather was almost non-existent along the continental divide in Arapaho National Forest.
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Gary, myself, and Chris "earning" our turns after some gasoline-powered help
(photo by Forrest)
Into the thin air
Drop zone
(photo by Forrest)
To most people, I'm sure the skiing that was had doesn't appear to be all that appealing, but how can your really argue against the views we saw in favor of waiting in a lift line? With a few more storms, the Jones Pass area should have a bunch more zones opening up with Butler Gulch setting up after just one or two more.
Forrest finding some untouched goodness
Gary emulates
Me near the bottom of the run
(photo by Forrest)
Helmet camera footage
Jones Pass, CO (2009.10.10) from Thomas Armento
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