I’ll admit it. I’ve actually thought about mountain biking in the past couple of weeks. It makes me sad just admitting it. But given the nearly non-existent base, the lack of steep terrain open on the mountain, and the backcountry filled mostly with sugar, it’s been groundhog day every day this winter, and the date seemed like it was stuck in early November.
Thankfully, the last week has started to get us over the hump. Sure, the backcountry is still scary, and will be until springtime to some extent, but at least the ski area is moving forward. Today was the long-awaited opening of the North Face lift at Crested Butte, and it didn’t disappoint. Finally having the ability to make some steep turns on runs like Cesspool and Hourglass made all the difference, and I don’t think I’ll be thinking about the bike again until at least June. Here’s to more storms on their way in a couple of days…