Epic
This is how I have been describing the 2009/10 ski season so far. Almost any season is an improvement on the start of the previous season where it really started after 50 days for me – in late February. However, this season, it has been snow from the start. The mountain opened two weeks early on Saturday (November 14th) and the opening weekend has seen almost a full blanket of snow in the alpine – no rock skis required.
To date (this morning!), we’ve had 335 cm already this season. The snow is still falling as I write this! Another 125 to 150 cm is in the forecast for the remainder of the week. At this rate, we could break the 2006/07 snowfall record of 416 cm for November. The 2006/07 season saw more than 14 metres of snow fall. Epic.
The photo above is near dawn on the first day of the season, November 14, 2009. This image is part of a series that I’m doing this season. There is a camera on my balcony taking a photo every hour. A time-lapse movie will be the result. Below is the first one of the season – the opening three days.
Uncategorized | Garry November 17, 2009
