March 5, 2024. in the air.
For the fifth straight day we started the morning in the snowcats due to strong southwest winds at the lodge elevation. After six runs in the cats in Conrad Creek the winds decreased enough to finish the day with two magic runs in the aircraft in Talbot Creek. An incredible scene on the mountain, with […]
Mach 4, 2024. these are the good days.
A foot of new snow overnight on top of a soft base. More than 3 feet of new snow since this storm cycle began on March 1st. Howling winds continued throughout the day today keeping us in the snowcats after the first initial lift into Conrad Creek with the aircraft. Some of the best skiing […]
March 3, 2024. you don’t win them all unless you’re Tom Brady.
Three-day tour, three-days in the snowcats in Conrad Creek. It doesn’t happen often when we don’t get in the aircraft whatsoever for three days but due to the strongest storm of the season we skied 24 runs in the Conrad Creek area since Friday Morning. A true luxury to have the snowcats and the cat […]
March 2, 2024. as advertised.
There was a lot of hype with this storm system: strong winds, heavy snow and a prolonged event forecasted for nearly a week prior to the storms arrival. It delivered as advertised. 16″ of new snow overnight, with continued snow through the day and ripping winds last night and through the day at both the […]
March 1, 2024. like a lion.
Winds battered the lodge overnight with gusts in the 50-60 mph range for the last 24 hours. Strong winds remained this morning during orientations, winds strong enough we didn’t feel comfortable to open the hangar door so we did the aircraft orientation inside. Conrad came up big again, with the skiing improving each run as […]
February 29, 2024. sneak attack, thank you February.
Strong winds were forecast to begin mid-morning today. Typically, on the single-day and first-day of the three-day tour, we have a delayed start because of the safety orientations to get through. We made a plan last night, got a jump on the orientations after dinner and were able to be on the mountain an hour […]
February 28, 2024. hammer down.
A day in Thorpe Creek. Seven runs- five of them being extra vertical and opening the Shadow Line for the first time in 2024. A brilliant tour in a season filled with brilliant tours. A full single-day arrives tonight with an incoming storm system likely through the weekend. There appears to be a flying window […]
February 27, 2024. sweet surprise.
Yesterday’s wind brought today’s reward. We woke up to 4-6 inches of snow at the lodge with a foot of new snow at upper elevations in our terrain we skied today. We started the day with three runs in Conrad Creek in the aircraft then moved to Talbot Creek for the rest of the day. […]
February 26, 2024. windy.
Strong winds, with consistent gusts in the 50-60 mph range throughout the day ahead of a strong low pressure system moving in this evening. Winds so strong we couldn’t even open the hangar door for an aircraft orientation. Conrad Creek and the snowcats came up big, yet again. Seven runs in Conrad Creek with a […]
February 25, 2024. put a cherry on top.
We finished one of the best tours of the season by skiing 5 extra vertical runs in Thorpe Creek today. Fred Alldredge, who has been a guide at Ruby for 20 seasons called the tour “legendary.” Great skiing, incredible flying. 3 straight days in the aircraft skiing 10 runs Friday, 9 Saturday and 5 Sunday. […]
