Off piste skiing occurs when you are not skiing on the groomer. It’s interesting because on a day like this past Saturday, the groomer could technically be considered off piste skiing. The courderoy was a bit rigid and bumpy similar to skiing of the groomer. It was a spring like day with a hard pack in the morning and by just after 10:30am, the bumps were spectacular on the West Wall at A-Basin. They were soft and easy to bounce off of.
The purpose of this post is to remind you we are far from our ski season being over. Actually, I may be reminding myself of this. The snow is spectacular and we’re just in a bit of a snow funk. Tonight there’s a warning for up to 20 inches in the Colorado High Country. Get ready for a killer April as I predict a stellar spring season.
***All predictions are based on nothing but a gut feeling and chances of them being right or wrong is a 50/50 split.
Tags: A-Basin, Colorado High Country, courderoy, off piste skiing, spring skiing
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