Mostly overcast, cool temperature just above freezing. Snow flurries getting heavier after midday.
The date shows that this was very early in the season. I had a meeting in Denver with Jeff McNair of Hewlett-Packard. After the meeting, I set out up I-70 to the Ptarmigan Lodge hotel in Dillon and the promise of some skiing at Keystone.
The flight across from Salt Lake City to Denver showed that there was not a lot of snow about, so I was very dependent on Keystone's legendary snow making.
It was snowing lightly as I drove up to Dillon and there was about 2 inches of fresh snow on the car when I got up on Saturday morning. Two inches does not make much difference on green grass, so the only runs that were open were those with snow making, but the fresh snow did improve the surface of those runs.
There were three runs open, all were groomed and in excellent condition. Gradually, the snow kicked up and created some very gentle bumps to add interest. The longest run was about 3 miles, with 2340 feet of top to bottom vertical skiings.
Surprisingly, the legs kept going until about 3pm. Plans to ski on the following day were skuppered by the weather. It snowed overnight and without a four wheel drive vehicle, I had to make sure I made it to the airport on time for my flight to the East Coast.
Schoolmarm
Lower Paymaster
Frenchman
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Last updated: 12/01/97