Truth in Snow Reporting
What a difference a day makes!
With just four inches of fresh snow, our slopes were transformed from quick and carved up, right back to soft dreamy goodness.
You could probably hear the excitement in the morning Snow Reports as we once again revel in the satisfaction of reporting the type of snow Brundage Mountain visitors have come to expect.
Yes, sometimes we use unusual phrases to describe the snow, and every once in a while someone questions our choice of words. So today, we decided not to just TELL you the snow report, but SHOW you where we got those crazy ideas. Please feel free to add your own suggestions…seeing these pictures…and (hopefully) skiing today yourself…how would you describe the slopes?
Here are some excerpts from today’s snow report and some of the scenes that inspired them:
“THE SLOPES ARE BORN AGAIN – AFTER JUST FOUR INCHES OF FRESH FLUFFY SNOW.”
“MORE LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING NOW – AND ANOTHER BLAST OF HEAVIER SNOW IS FORECAST JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEW YEAR”
“THE GROOMED RUNS RANGE FROM SMOOTH AND VELVETY…”
“…TO SOFT AND BUTTERY.”
“OFF-TRAIL, THE FOUR INCHES OF FRESH SNOW IS OUT-PERFORMING EXPECTATIONS…”
“AND WHILE THE SNOW LACKS THE EGO-STROKING QUALITIES WE OFTEN SEE…”
“IT’S MAKING FOR SOME FUN ADVENTURE RIDES IN THE TREES.”
We also put stuff in there about the temperature, fog, winds and our hours of operation, but that’s not the stuff we really get excited about.
It’s the soft, dreamy, divine, cold smoke, powtastic, flufferific, champagne, buttery, silky, velvety, tasty, carvalicious, all-around sweet ego-boosting goodness that really gets us going.
So please bear with us if we seem exuberant. We take our job very seriously and can’t help but love what we do.
– April
(P.S. Yes, that’s our newest addition to the snow reporting team pictured above. Leesa is by no means a stereotypical ‘tree hugger’, but sometimes we all get caught up in the moment when we’re playing around in the snow…)
(P.P.S. That ‘product tester’ with the big backpack on, journeyman Snow Reporter Cory, was out there shooting MORE proof on video, check it out…below…)
LATE AFTERNOON UPDATE – We did hit the 5″ mark by the end of the day, but these photos were taken this morning when it was still 4″ -ish.
December 30th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I love the articles, and I love looking at the Photo of the Day…But where is the Photo of the Day for the 28th of this month?!
December 30th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
That’s a good question, Sarah. This was the photo of the day that day, but I’m not sure why it’s not displaying in the gallery. I will look into that, we hate to have an incomplete record!
December 30th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
and i missed out cuz i didnt have a ride :’(
December 31st, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I was up on Wed, with my two young boys who are learning, my brother and his son. Soft and Buttery is a very good description, I commented to my brother it felt like frosting. This was a really good snow day!
It was a great day on the mountain and the staff at the lifts were very friendly (as usual), especially on Easy Street which seemed a little more crowded than usual. I spent most of the day with my boys on Easy Street, but did get a couple of short runs in towards the end of the day, and was amazed to find a few lines that were untracked to the sides of the runs.
December 31st, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Hi Carl!
It’s so nice to hear stories of families making memories here together, especially when the conditions are just right for learning! We are very fortunate to have a really great lift operations staff this year, they are calling themselves the “Skier Transit Authority” and they take great pride in helping our guests enjoy their time here. We hope to see you all again soon!