Nick and I woke up this morning to mixed weather reports and a somewhat wet snow coming down. After checking three weather website and the local news channel, we went with the optimistic report from Heavenly's blog that said powder was expected and winds wouldn't pick up till later this afternoon. We geared up and made our tiny trek over to the Heavenly gondola to start our day.
As soon as we exited the gondola, we knew the day would be epic. Dry snow was falling and no wind. We quickly decided to check out the Nevada side of the resort. It wasn't long before we referred to our day as "exploring Eden." Conditions were perfect with soft powder, wide runs, few people, and plenty of terrain to ride. If it snowed in Eden, it would be called Heavenly.
We learned a few lessons today on the runs:
1. Riding from California to Nevada is agony! If you want to absolutely kill your calves and hamstrings along the flats of the run, this run is perfect for you.
2. Accidentally going down "ungroomed" runs that have turned into moguls on a snowboard can be quite challenging.
3. Cutting through the trees isn't all it's cracked up to be. When you're stuck digging out of 3 feet of powder, you'd better have a snack beforehand because it's going to kick your butt!
4. We're practically in Disneyland. They charged us $4 for a simple bottle of Diet Pepsi! Can you say captive audience?
5. We ABSOLUTELY love Lake Tahoe and Heavenly.
After riding, we headed back to our quaint hotel for a hot shower, dinner, drinks, and Tylenol. Another system is supposed to move in late tonight, bringing plenty of snow for tomorrow. Looks like it'll be another powder day in Heaven!
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