Sure you arrived with friends but it was that local knowledge that made it that much better.
The idea came to me on the chair lifts.
I offered to take him up and over and show him a line if he was up for it.
Spanky’s ladder is only about 30 steps up but it takes you into a whole new world.
Watching his eyes light up with awe.
With a few turns and stopping, turns and talking, and waiting.
Taking twice as long as it normally does, we dropped to the cat track and down.
By the end of the run, you would have thought he was in knee deep champagne all day.
One was enough, but he couldn’t thank me enough.
It was for riders who wanted to ride where the locals do.
This was the first step in creating what would become Playtu.
Have a dream (besides bottomless powder) and go for it.
I started beta testing in February of 2020, then COVID hit.
The worst possible timing for a launch.
The idea is simple: choose social over social media.
The take away: chase your dreams like you do Pow.
It seemed simple, but what a trip it has been.
