Day 55: A-Basin Is Holding On
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
I got a few turns in yesterday. Velzy and I headed up to A-Basin. The previous night only brought an inch of fresh snow and things were turning so slushy it didn’t matter much. The riding conditions were spring typical. The back bowls are closed and sections of the front are starting to get roped off. Still, it was decent with a lot of area left to play on.
Velzy got lucky on the way in and snagged a free lift ticket from a skier who was on the way out. Even now, with so little of the mountain open, a half day ticket still runs $42. That’s a lot of money to play on a handful of slushy runs. Still, I suppose they need to charge that much to warrant being open during such thin times. I am appreciative that there is a lift open this late in the season.
45 days left… (why am I still bothering to count?)
