HIDDEN BOWL

Submitted by jp on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 08:25

Jordan, Jason and I broke into hidden bowl for the first time this season, snow was OK up top and pretty good in the trees. Bottomless sugar that wasn't really setup. After a couple of pulls up the north east face, we were greeted by two skiers on skins with a major daddy complex. They were so mad that we were already up there killin it, they insisted on exchanging words with us and quizing us regarding the avalanche conditions. I love how a few people feel like they own a certain area, so we blew them off and kept riding.

We found some wind lips that you had to highmark to, get straight and hit perfectly - sending you 40-50ft down the landing slope.. a nice cornice drop up at the 2nd lake.. sickest jumps yet! I guess it was my day to break down and pay dues... after landing my biggest hit off the wind lip, I almost got bucked hard and my knee broke my ignition key off inside the switch!! Off position. That made for an interesting on trail fix, which we finally got solved. I couldn't really turn my sled off the rest of the day or we would have to 'jump start' it again.. hah. I also blew a belt, and we had to change all four of the spark plugs on trail too.. junkshow!

Parts list this trip: 4 new plugs, new key and ignition switch, new belt, new windshield.


Jordan meadow skippin'


First line of the season on north east face, Jordan on the Edge 800


Still need a good dump of snow


Belt explosion


Jordan finds a wind lip


Saved pieces from ignition switch disaster!