The Last 2006 Powder Run in the Winds

Blue Bird Powder Day in the Winds
Christina Lake Area
Shoshone NF
December 30, 2006

Finally got enough snow to justify a run into the Winds. Nice to be able to ride in your backyard. Need more snow though... the trail was rough and thin. So was the snow. We found some pretty good stuff, but it took some work to get to it. Probably only dissapointing because we know how good it will get. It's not quite there yet. It was great fun anyway!

Chuck skins up a promising slope.

And then drops it. The upper parts of the slopes were wind crusted and scralpy, but it didn't take long before you were riding powder.

Chuck starts to get into the powder.

One of two splitboarders to score the last powder runs on this mountain in the year 2006. Hopefully we'll be some of the first to break it in for 2007 too.

Shad enters the good stuff on his second run.

How deep was it? Pretty deep in the trees at least.

Chucks slides through the cream.

And tears up the rest!

This was the mountain we rode. Pretty much the only one around right now with enough snow. Hopefully that will change soon. Colorado got their's, now it's our turn.