Powdered Lightning

Last day 'fore Christmas break, it's

crowdin' up out there, but Afternooners 

such as ourselves always seem to find a spot

in the lot. Cold and snow drive the earlybirds

away by noon, but that doesn't stop the snow

from falling, and it kept coming, topping off

the 8" of powder reported overnight.

It was cold but very nice.

Temp in the lot at the bottom (even colder up top)

Holy narrow and steep

Last run to the lot...

right to the car, the lone dark dirtwagon,center frame.

Have a super holiday.

DerWulfenClaus

Falling Down.

"Why do we fall down Master Bruce?...

...So we learn how to get back up."

- Alfred the Butler

Having said that, you'd think that after

being down 5 times today, The Tewker

would be some kind of gettin' up fool.

After a nearly 3 week hiatus, Mean Gene

rejoined the ranks of the A.S.C. for 

a midday ski trip to Loveland.

It was super cold and windy up top

as a storm is approaching from the west.

So we went and explored some new trees.

It t'was sweeet. 

Look a snowbird...

Aahhaa, new terrain, gladed chutes.

Going in, Gene first, cliffs and danger on your right.

Lotsa fresh snow and good coverage,

especially for this time of year, excellent.

The run deposited us at the I-70 offramp

on the north-sieed, just up from the tunnel.

Gene filmed in "shittie-vision."

Improvements in video quality to come,

sometime. "Action Cam" has been temporarily

suspended until adjustments are made.

The storm that I mentioned earlier could

bring over a foot of fresh, so a return is 

planned for Tuesday. After that the crowds

may become to overwhelming for a couple 

of weeks, so we gots to get our ski on, now.

DirtWagonWulf

22 @ 2:22

It was 22 degrees at 2:22 pm when I rolled

into the lot at Loveland for some extreme

late afternoon runs. I had my doubts about what

awaited me when I got there, but I had to

get out of my house as I'm starting to get

my Christmas"shine"(as in The Shining).

Was I ever stoked to find 4-6" of fresh powder

and few other riders at this point in the day.

It was well worth the trip. Hooky Day pt.2

is on January 12th $10 lift passes!

I know, right.

Ol' Glory proudly displayed atop Lift 1

Wow 2 diamonds, must be very special.

Going down?

All to myself, plenty of fresh.

I took the line right next to the trees...sweet.

My self imposed Christmas break

kicks in next week. We'll try to get out 

a time or two more 'fore then, c'mon back.

LateWulf

Hooky Day

Hooky Day was a good day as what were

forecasted to be overcast skies burned away

to reveal blue skies. It was stil a bit cold

but a great day nonetheless as we toured 

around with some Loveland virgins.

Ashley,Alex,Josh,Ethan, and Crowman

Northern peaks

The Scotsman in profile.

Sweet Tea and Al-X

Me n' Sweet Tea

Bumped into friend Lara in the liftline.

An avalanche slide.

 From top down: Alex and Ashley Hooray. Josh. Alex and Ethan. Alex.

Thats all... for now.

HookyWulf

Into the Great White Open.

B.O.B. is back in the A.S.C. pack!

We had plenty of new lifts and terrain

to check out today. Nearly 70% of the area 

is now open, so we checked some

schtuff out.

B.O.B. gazes out over the Continental Divide

and ponders man's existence, or somethin'

Sketchy carnage laden bobsled run to 

the tunnel "at" the tunnel, to the base.

The poor souls behind us here were

experiencing some difficulty getting

through this bulletproof, rocky crap run.

mucho blanco.

Avoid the light... stay out of the light...

This tunnel actually goes under the interstate, 

back to the base area, "please remove skis."

heh heh.

Interstate 70 enters Eisenhower Tunnel,

then under the ski area.

Blood on the snow.

My big white face on this big white face.

Thursday is "Hooky Day" at Loveland

so hopefully we'll a crew together.

It's snowing again .......

GreatWhiteSkiWul

6 More...at least.

Wow, It keeps coming,

more runs open every day,

bigger snowpiles in the parking

lot, tell tale signs of a promising

season. I went solo today for 

a few suprisingly awesome runs.

Not but a few pictures though.

I got some more "action cam"

material to check later, no time 

to check and post but I might

ad stuff later.

For now...

Afternoon squalls n' sun mix.

Thanks for lookin'.

LoneWulfMcCree

63" Total @ Lift 1 Top! (unofficial)

That's right, since the beginning

of last weekend over 5 FEET of

new snow at Loveland by this Monday

afternoon, that was the claimed total

up top. What a way to kick start the season.

I was really starting to get bored with

the limited selection of blues and greens.

Today me and G. Tewkington(video provider)

were thrust upon big steep bumps and 

some narrow alleys and other varied terrain

that only a black diamond designation 

can provide, it was awesome!

Much whiter than just a week ago.

Mucho snow.

Excellent alleyway.

That blur is Mean Gene. His camera too.

I thought it was an auto focus...not.

Lil' slow...lil' sloppy but I got down it unscathed.

(video by Gene)

It seems like a lot more terrain

could be opening soon thanks to

mother natures little "gift" this weekend.

More excitement to come.

SkiWulfmueller