FINALLY A POWDER DAY - ASPEN HIGHLANDS (FEB 2015)

Following an amazing week of near-spring conditions and corn snow in the southern San Juan mountains, Rick, Walter and I headed east to Aspen for a shot at a much-needed powder day. Luckily, the mountain delivered with 6 inches of fresh that fell all day. With tired legs from a solid week of skiing, we hammered out our 6th and final day of the trip. We found fresh lines all morning and soft snow the rest of the afternoon.

My only complaint that afternoon was the tear drop-shaped moguls on this mountain. I can only surmise that the elongated shape of their moguls comes from the speed at which the local skiers hit these things. I saw individual moguls that were 15 feet long, top to bottom. That's just ridiculous. Despite my best efforts, I could never seem to find the right fall line.

View looking south at Pyramid Peak (14,026 ft), part of the Maroon Bells massif.