Mammoth Week Two

Monday

On the slopes by 9:15 – a new record for this trip. Conditions “hard fast”. (Those are the runs, not us)

We did several runs from the top, where we find the snow to be the best. Dave’s Run, though chopped up, is still fun. We got some practice with solid frozen “crud”. It’s not very fun skiing, but it’s a good skill to have to be able to ski anywhere, anytime. Sunshine and blue skies make for a comfortable and fun day.

A leisurely lunch, and knocked off around 3:00.

Tuesday

More of the same – this is like spring skiing. The snow is hard most of the day. The groomed slopes are OK, but boring. Going into the trees or off the beaten track can be terrific, but it can also be terrible jouncing crud. We’re pretty comfortable just charging through and our new skis are just what we wanted: a good all mountain ski. We bought them on our earlier trip this month after demos of two or three skis. Fred liked the K2 Apache Recon and Carolyn chose the Völkl Attiva (their ladies’ brand) AC2. They’re very responsive skis. Last week, Carolyn learned that the Völkls really like high speed crud – um – not Carolyn’s fav.

The Rest of the Week

Eat breakfast, ski, lunch, ski, jacuzzi, shower, dinner, sleep, repeat as needed. Cookie cutter days: every morning warm and sunny. Had some great runs from the top, and the always reliable Chair 5 and Chair 3. We’re watching the weather reports in vain hopes of storms bringing new snow. Possibly next Weds.

Visited the Mammoth Clinic on Friday, as Carolyn’s cold refused to get better in the alpine dry air. Of all the medical services we’ve met with in recent times, this was one of the nicest. Friendly people, up to date tech and really fast in and out. Arriving at about 11:00, got an appt for 1:45. We’d virtually just set our butts down when we were called. In and out in less than 45 minutes with a full exam and Rx’s.