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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Skiing Brighton and Snowshoeing at Night

A group of instructors trekked over to Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon to ski on a couple of our days off. We found powder!

I didn't filter the color out of this picture--it was just that grey of a day. But there was plenty of powder to make up for it.

Brighton side-country / backcountry access

Big Cottonwood Canyon

Brighton crew

Blake searches for another missing ski in deep powder outside of Brighton Resort

Buddy sent it off a cliff and ended up buried to his waist

After another day off, a group gathered for a snowshoe hike by the light of a full moon. Above, Park City by moonlight

The bright lights in the top right are Park City Mountain Resort lit up for night skiing

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Deer Valley World Cup

Deer Valley hosted World Cup freestyle events (moguls and aerials) this January. After skiing some powder at Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon, we took in the opening-night concert in downtown Park City.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters played on Main Street in Park City. Last year it was the Cold War Kids.

The height of skiing fashion

After the concert, we were greeted by fireworks as everyone walked up Main Street to the bars

The next day was a light powder day

At some point I found a pile of powder that claimed one of my skis. I launched downhill onto my face but was able to walk away more or less in one piece.

As I skied back to my locker, I watched some skiers practice on the mogul course

We enjoyed watching the finals of the mogul competition. Hannah Kearney dominated.

A skier rockets down the middle of the course, about 1/4 down from the top

The next night we watched the aerials finals (the red speck in the sky is a high-flying skier)

Video of an American competitor sticking a big jump:

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Christmas and New Year on the Slopes

Christmas through the first part of the New Year is the busiest part of the year for ski resorts. I had Christmas Eve off and then worked for almost two weeks straight, including Christmas. But working as a ski instructor is fun, and we can usually get a run in on our own at the end of the day.