I have only made one trip in January, granted it was for 4 days, but because conditions are not great I don't feel so bad. Baldy got snow early so I have been able to get one or two days there every weekend I have not hit Mammoth. With these conditions I would rather watch the Super Bowl and hit Baldy Saturday and Sunday, and maybe get in a surf, than hit Mammoth. I will be up for a three day weekend next weekend, then maybe a 4 day trip for pres. day. I'm hoping things change by then.
The good thing is that there is a base down. I just really hope this pattern changes soon.
I don't mind a good start followed by a lull. I have seen many seasons where things picked back up later. Hopefully that will happen this year. My last full non-injured season as a ski bum was in 02/03. Squaw had a great start, awesome through December, then came a January lull. No big deal, we thought. Then things didn't turn around in February. Oh well, maybe it will be a miracle March. No such luck. Then, when I had given up hope, things changed in April. From April 1 to May 10 Squaw got something like 150 inches. It was good snow too, it would start heavy, then cool to lighten up for great stability. It seemed like we would get a couple of storm days and then a classic blue bird. It was probably the best 40 days of skiing of my life. The Palisades were an absolute show. Even after it stopped snowing the rest of May was fun.
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