day 90. skiing. sunday river. 3/24.

back to work. it had continued to rain overnight but was turning to a wet snow when i arrived. i took a chondola cabin up first and was stunned on the ride up to see that there was actually quite a bit of fresh snow. the winds were also picking up. after covering the break there i took escapade to the top of south ridge which was probably one of the best runs i had taken all year: about 4" of unbroken powder all the way down. what a surprise. i did the south ridge break and the spruce break and headed out towards the outback. asi headed across sirius i saw huge windblown drifts on the top of votex. crazy. by the time i made it to northern lights it was very chopped up with some really good sized bumps of powder mixed with icy spots underneath. it was kind of a challenge. i had to do a break on thirteen because it was running since jordan was down. then i did aurora which went on wind hold just as i was leaving. i took lights out to lower downdraft back to escapade which was still good but not as good as before. by the time i reach broadway there really wasn't even any fresh snow and it was mostly scratchy. after doing the barker top i came down ecstacy to cascades to get to the top of nine and at the beginning of the run it was mostly powder but as i went along more and more spots were windswept and icy so it became like waves of powder and ice. after nine, i headed down wildfire to roadrunner where it was mostly all ice. after eleven, i was done since white cap had never opened. assumption was actually really nice as i headed back to nine to cut back over. off of nine it turned out that lower cascades was sheer ice which for some perverse reason i really enjoyed skiing down. at least it was consistent. it was definitely the most variable day i had experienced all season and while the long season has at times left me a little tired and uninspired, today really was a fun day.