I skied this afternoon at Bolton Valley in some super-light snow that had fallen in the last 24 hours -- and it was as tasty a treat as a Fluffernutter sandwich.
In fact, light, fluffy snowflakes were falling the whole time I was skiing; it seemed to make each run a little better. On the less-traveled trails and in the glades off of the Timberline Chair, I was playing in some fun powder. I noticed at times that I wasn't able to see my skis as I made a small wake through the snow. I'd guess there was about five inches of very fresh stuff.
Off of the Vista Chair I made sure I got a run in on Vista Glades, which had some fun, round bumps and also some rocks and roots to avoid. Upper Glades was a cute little trail that went through the snowy woods; I had never been on that before. Cobrass must have caught the wind and some traffic because it was scratched off in many places.
On this Friday, there was never a wait at the lift. Even still, I wanted to ski over at Timberline area where even fewer people had zipped through the snow. My favorite runs were in the glades over there--on the skier's right and left of Twice as Nice.
An earlier run on the glade from the top of the lift (I think it's called Solitude) was kind of fun at the top despite having to avoid rocks, water areas and small stumps. We need another big snowstorm to cover those up! But you get dumped out on an endless luge course with rocks and loopty-doops. It's not worth it!
After some good times in the trees, I finished up in the powdery bumps and edges of the Spellbinder trail. I again had the ski trail to myself. The light powder was all mine.
On my way home, I had to stop in for a chai tea and a baked treat at On the Rise Bakery in nearby Richmond, Vermont. No marshmallow fluff there, but maybe we'll see more on the slopes this weekend.
Bolton Valley Ski Resort Statistics
3,150' summit elevation
1,704' vertical drop
300 skiable acres
27% novice
47% intermediate
26% advanced
6 lifts: 2 quads, 3 doubles, 1 surface
Nordic Center with 100 km trails; 35 km groomed
