Day 33: 1/3 Complete
I’m behind schedule but still pushing towards my goals. Today I’m 1/3 of the way towards my supreme goal of 100 days this season. I’m also a mere 3 days away from my base goal of doubling my total days spent riding. Things are rolling along nicely.
Today I headed up to Breckenridge with Laura and met up for a little while with Russ. During the morning, Laura and I made our way to the Imperial lift - the highest lift at Breckenridge and the highest chair in North America. After the lift dropped us off at 12,840 feet - we continued to hike another few hundred feet to the very top of the peak. We dropped in from over 13,000 feet and rode all the way to base camp at the bottom of Peak 9. The drop at the top was very steep and full of fresh powder. The powder didn’t last very long, but it felt amazing.
In the attached photo, I was attempting to flex my arm (my “gun” show). My hands were frozen completely numb at that point and my glove wasn’t even all the way on. When my fingers finally did start to thaw, they hurt for a while. They still feel kind of funky. While the view was amazing from the top, I sure was happy to make my way down!
Later that afternoon, we met up with Russ and played a while in the park. We wanted to catch some jumps on film, but the weather wasn’t cooperating. When the sun would shine, it was perfect. However, for the better part of the day, the sun insisted on hiding behind clouds leaving the terrain looking flat and featureless. It also left us feeling considerably colder. I did manage to get a small grab in on one of the jumps. Honestly, it was more like a tap. Still, it’s a sign of my slow but steady park progression!
67 days left…
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