A view over South Lake Tahoe - Mont Bleu is the big building furthest to the right.
We drove to the Boulder Resort in Nevada this morning where we took slow chairs up the hill. We eventually found our way to the Olympic trail which is a beautifully groomed piste, and was a great place to practice carved turns. We did a black diamond run (one of the few that’s open) called Little Dipper which is slightly bumpy, steepish and icy. We survived, although this won’t go down as one of the most elegant executions of this run.
In general, we’ve found the blue runs at Heavenly to be pretty straightforward and well within the capability of all except beginners. Compare this to Lake Louise in Canada, where blue runs are much tougher; often steep, icy and occasionally even with moguls.
We’ve been noticing that some of the trees next to the chairlifts are adorned with coloured shiny beads, mostly silver and purple in colour. What’s that all about? One of the trees also had a bra in the trees; WHAT’S THAT ALL ABOUT?
It got quite crowded by late morning, the piste became quite churned up, so we went back to the quieter Boulder area where we could enjoy our skiing more.
After a “eat all you can” buffet supper at the hotel ($20 each at weekend, cheaper during the week), we watched a movie in the room – SAW III – a nice piece of family viewing to help you get off to sleep!
In general, we’ve found the blue runs at Heavenly to be pretty straightforward and well within the capability of all except beginners. Compare this to Lake Louise in Canada, where blue runs are much tougher; often steep, icy and occasionally even with moguls.
We’ve been noticing that some of the trees next to the chairlifts are adorned with coloured shiny beads, mostly silver and purple in colour. What’s that all about? One of the trees also had a bra in the trees; WHAT’S THAT ALL ABOUT?
It got quite crowded by late morning, the piste became quite churned up, so we went back to the quieter Boulder area where we could enjoy our skiing more.
After a “eat all you can” buffet supper at the hotel ($20 each at weekend, cheaper during the week), we watched a movie in the room – SAW III – a nice piece of family viewing to help you get off to sleep!
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