A total of 65 inches of snow have fallen on Wolf Creek this September and October, allowing the mountain to open on Oct. 26, it's earliest opening ever. I went on the 29th, and I was expecting the typical early-season experience: a couple groomers and a few rails. I was okay with that; I just wanted to make some turns. Wolf Creek, however, exeeded all of my expectations. Those crazy mofos pretty much opened the entire mountain and said 'go ahead and kill yourself if you want.' It was cool. Not only were we ripping lines in October, we were ripping lines through tress (with not many branches sticking out), hucking off cornices (into soft snow), riding blacks (and chasing our slough down them) and having a hell of a time remembering why we live on Colorado's western slope.
The first run we did was down some black moguls - what better way to remember how to turn than force yourself to make some? By the end of that run it was on. My buddy Becker and I were feeling the flow and flowing around trees like last season never ended. Damn it was fun. The only bummer is now I have to wait three weeks before CB and Telluride open so I can ride again. Maybe I'll get lucky though and be able to ride Silverton before that. . . Life is good!
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codyo156: 2:27 AM
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