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May 09, 2003
Another Perfect Day
May 9, 2003 Today was definitely one of the best days of the year. I was SUPPOSED to have a meeting at P3 with my bosses at 12pm. I went to the gym with Sarah and Bruce at 5:30am, got back at 7:30, ate, picked up Rusty and Jimbo and hit the hill, expecting to only ride until 11:30. When we got there, it was obvious a lot of fresh snow had fallen the night before. The top of the hill (the real sweetness) hadn't opened yet and a large line was growing at the gondola at mid-chalets for a chance at first tracks on the top. We decided it wasn't worth it to wait in line so we took laps on the lower gondola, which was running. At around 10:30 we got on the lower gondi, just before we reached mid-chalets they decided to open the top. So even though we had not waited in line at all, we were the 4th chair up, something unheard of. Indeed, as we went through mid-chalets, we passed a bunch of Rusty and Jim's friends who had been waiting in line since 8am. I called work to inquire :) about the meeting. Won told me he still hadn't heard anything. After getting to the top we got first tracks down Monuments and headed to the lower gandi for another lap. By this time, 11:30, this would be my last lap, unless a miracle happened. I called work again, they still hadn't heard anything, so I called the big boss, Tom.Me - So Tom, I was just calling to ask about this meeting today?
Tom - Where are you? Me - I'm on the gondi. Tom - How are the conditions? Me - The top just popped. Its amazing! Tom - Sounds like you should ride, don't worry about the meeting. Take a run for me.
And there was much rejoicing. We ended up getting laps on scooter pie/White Bark Bowl, and the backside until 3pm. Dropped Rigley's (a 10' rock drop) again. Launched off the cornice over Santiago Bowl. Ripped through the trees under 14.
I told Rusty the other day about how, when I get a little sketched because of the terrain, I just sing James Bond music in my head and it pulls me together. He dug it so much he kept telling the various people we met up with. We all kept singing various theme songs on the gondi each lap.
Another great day!
Posted by wonko at May 9, 2003 11:52 PM
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