January 9, 2003
Lifts/Runs
Lifts Open: 9/10
Runs open: 104/106
Snowfall
24 Hour: 0cm (0in)
48 Hour: 0cm (0in)
7 Day: 44cm (17in)
Year to date: 289cm (115in)
Snow Pack: 165cm (65in)
Text and photos by Kevin McIsaac
There are days in Fernie when the powder is so deep you need a snorkel to breath while skiing. Today was not one of those days. No, today was one of those days when you wish your helmet had tail-fins.
Today was a day to go fast - ridiculously fast. Perfect blue skies, punctuated with a bright mid-winter sun, lit fairy dust trails of snow that hung suspended for just a moment; the only hint that moments before a skier had ripped past at a speed that forced them to reset their watches after.
With no new snow in the past few days I just couldn’t bring myself to test the off-piste today. But a fortuitous hook-up with Matt and Jason gave me the opportunity to grab some photos of skiers rippin’ the Bear today, as you’ll see below.
Quote of the day:
“Great conditions, if you want to go fast.”
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…
kev@fernie.com
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