Jackson Hole 2007 - Tuesday, 2/20/07

Last night there was no snow down at the base of the mountain so we sort of moseyed out to the gondola just before it opened at 9:00 AM. Imagine our surprise when we stepped off at the top into 6 inches of new snow. Needless to say we had some fantastic runs: Tower 3 Chute and Paintbrush were especially great.

After tacos at the Teton Club, Frank and Mimi led us on the 20 minute hike up the Headwall. (We had to go the longer, steeper route from the gondola because Sublette Chair was closed all day due to an "e-brake" failure.) But the run down into Casper Bowl was superb, a long, evenly steep pitch with only a couple of tracks marring its pristine blanket of snow.

We met up with the three youngest (Nick, Melissa, and Michelle) intending for a couple runs together, but they were having so much fun without the grownups that they took off after a short time with us and we didn't see them again until the lifts closed.

Tonight we had a Mardi Gras party at the Teton Club with gumbo, beads, and Cajun music to celebrate Fat Tuesday. Friends from Winchester (Trevor and Zach) joined us in the Great Room to rehash the great skiing and have a couple of drinks. Then we retuned to our suite with Frank and Mimi and the girls to watch The Big One: The Story of TGR's 10 Years in Jackson Hole. Awesome skiing, and we have even been near some of the lines they skied.