The Ski Season Turns Out Better Than Expected
July 4, 2009 Darren Kleiman
Earlier this year, I wrote about the lackluster start to the ski season - a blog post prompted by a discussion I had with an associate. Just prior to Christmas Day, there was one run open at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, the result of aggressive snow-making by humans, not the heavens. The Farmer’s Almanac had predicted a cold, dry winter in the northern Rockies for 2008/2009, and I was beginning to wonder if the Almanac would be correct.
Then came Christmas Day and 20″ of snow in a 12 hour period.
The skies above Jackson Hole have been fairly generous ever since. I don’t think we’ll hit the 600+ inches we were blessed with last year, but as of this morning, we passed the 470 inch mark - a respectable total any way you slice it. And with five days left and 12 more inches predicted before mid day tomorrow, I’d say we have little to complain about regarding the quality of this year’s skiing. And now, my thoughts turn to summer and fishing…
I hope to see you out here soon, buying real estate. There might be a seat in the drift boat for you - I’ll throw in a day of fly fishing instruction with the purchase of a home. How can you go wrong with that?
