Bluebird weekend with the Snowball festival.
EV saw big numbers.
140 by two o’clock yesterday, 90 by noon today.
Top of the World today reveals tracks everywhere.
Temperatures rising again over 30 degrees.
Waited and watched the first two venture to attack the cornice with a rope.
I waited with Law above and watched.
Good to leave a person in a safe area if you decide to tackle a cornice.
I learned that lesson after my turn at cornice stomping left me with a ski in midair.
A pole from Law behind me helped me back up to solid ground.
Skied lower down above the entrance proper as the calf roping continued.
I asked them to back off a second.
The chunks exploded on the scarp and ran through the frying pan.
No step down, the new snow in the middle of the bowl held tough.
Dropped the entrance, skirted the debris and skied a surprisingly good Olds tree chute far right.
Exited through lower trees where the snow was rapidly warming.
