1/14/2013 8:42:00 AM
FRESH CORDUROY AND private powder were abundant on Sunday and while my friends and I got off to a late start, our experience wasn’t diminished. Wherever we headed we seemed to be rewared to something better at every turn.
We started our late morning (11:15) off by dropping into SoCo skiing fresh corduroy all the way down El Dorado. We continued to explore the lower mountain finding similarly fresh cord on Sacagawea, Big Horn, and Ambush before heading for the upper mountain.
The Tram was walk on so after waiting just 30 seconds for it to arrive back at the lower tram dock, my 3 friends and I loaded onto to our own private cabin. Once we reached the top, we got to see what life above the clouds was like. One of the only mountains poking through was Cedar and after snapping a few photos, we pushed off towards Liberty Bowl.
While the snow in Liberty left something more to be desired, the Dakota territory more than made up for it. The four of us and possibly just 5 other lucky skiers/boarders were treated to our own private powder stash. During our 5 laps on the Dakota lift, the only tracks we crossed were our own while we traversed to different untouched areas. We fell in love with the 5-6 inches of fresh creamy powder and found it difficult to leave when the lift finally had to close.
We finished our day with a great cruiser down Lower Morning Star but couldn’t shake the amazing turns we had just experienced in Dakota.
-Kipp Proctor
Tags: skiing, montana, big sky resort, yellowstone, yellowstone national park, big sky, corduroy, groomed, technical terrain, tram, lone peak, private powder, dakota, above the clouds, cedar mountain
