Friday Feb 23


Another typical January (February) day, with temps near zero and total sunshine. It should be starting to get warmer in the morning by now. We started early and went to Copper. We arrived around 9:30 and found the parking lot nearly full. Not a good sign. At East Village, the ticket and rental lines were all backed which was another indication that it was going to be a crowded day. Getting off the first lift we quickly tried to get to the Timberline lift hoping it wouldn’t be as crowded. We were wrong. Our next step we went to Union Bowl, again hoping to try and avoid the crowds. While we were right, skiing at the top of the bowl proved challenging because of the cold and WIND.  Coming out of the bowl, we encountered a pack of about 20 snowboarders. We quickly moved out of their way and watched as they zig zaged in and out of the trees. I think the Olympics will bring a new breed of snow boarders and the tricks they will attempt. After about 2 hours, we found the crowds too much to handle and left for the day. Fridays are now definitely part of the weekend. It seems NO ONE works on Fridays up here. In the evening, we went to a Mexican restaurant – Tacos Tequila and had a quiet and wonderful dinner. After dinner, we returned home to watch the finals of the Big Air snow boarding event.




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