Thankfully the recent wind storm has blown itself out, so Thursday morning I donned my skis and headed straight for the Challenger lift. Even the easy groomer run "Lower Morning Star" had an inch of fresh snow above the groomed corduroy base, so I knew it was going to be a good day.
For my first trip down the Challenger area I took the run "Moonlight" and it was a dream come true. Powder had filled the gaps between the moguls on the upper section, making the turns an effortless joy. The main part of the run had the best powder I've seen all season. The snow report said Big Sky Resort received 1 inch of snow in the last 24 hours, but I stopped a couple of times and measured the fresh snow depth with my avalanche gear and the fluff was definitely 4 inches deep across the entire slope. More...
