Sundance Resort was cool enough to allow uphill skiing on the back side of their mountain this morning, before they open it up to the public and get the lifts running tomorrow. This event wasn't competitive, but Surface Skis (who sponsored the event) tossed out the challenge of climbing 10,000 vertical feet, so that's what a lot of folks were doing. Ski patrol let the SkiMo crowd use the Arrowhead / Bearclaw area, which is a 1280' climb - so skinning 8 laps got you 10,000 feet plus a little bonus. I knocked it out in 5 hours before heading down to the Owl Bar. This was a really good time and I hope more ski areas consider allowing this kind of event occasionally, especially when the snowpack is thin. I think close to 100 people showed up... not too shabby.
Up, down, and transition splits...
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