Sunday November 15 resembled a typical spring day at Mountain High with
hot temperatures and an even hotter parade of local wantabes and look-alikes
as the fashion fest turned into a sunworshipers paradise. Sweat shirts were
removed to reveal leftover summer tan lines early in the day, but nobody was
taking off their trendy camo.
The early season crowd on the slopes was completely dominated by
snowboarders, and pros such as Subtle/Special Blend rider Brian Thien
made turns with his friends. A WB camera crew carved out a baby kicker
for super grom Shawn White and filmed the action for an upcoming show.
But the real action was in the lift line as bevys of belly-button-showing
baby bettys proved that the sport's appeal is not limited to guys alone. The
guys were contributing to the fashion show, sporting everything from camouflage
pants, motocross inspired jerseys, and just about anything with a DC, Forum,
Special Blend/Four Star logo--perferably in blue or yellow.
The snow was a mixture of man-made and natural left over from the first storm
of the season that rolled through earlier in the week. The resort had one main
run open, serviced by three lifts. They had opened the snowboard park on Saturday,
but the pipe wasn't covered enough to withstand the 60-degree weather that baked
everyone's exposed skin.
The real action was in the lift lines. |
The New Mountain High has installed automatic turnstiles at the bottom of each
lift where riders get to slide their lift tickets through to get to the chairs.
These turnstiles will also work with the Swatch Access watches that can be programed to
work as a day's lift ticket.
Although another storm is expected to roll through later in the week, if the
warm weather keeps up, So Cal's only open resort might close sooner than anyone wants.