March 18, 2021. Been waiting all my life.
Cody Benjamin opened the Come Line today in Seitz Canyon. After snowboarding the run he looked back and said, ” I have been waiting 30 years for this.” That sums up the day. 7 runs in Right Fork and Seitz Canyon, skiing the north finding cold snow in the third week of March. A low […]
March 17, 2021. Happy Birthday Ruby.
44 years ago today, Ruby opened for the first time. St. Patrick’s Day, 1977. Today, we skied 9 runs in the Lamoille Canyon Area with 4-6 inches of new snow from overnight and beautiful conditions. Tonight, we are toasting to the dream and 44 years of memories. Happy Birthday Ruby.
March 15, 2021. Spring.
6 runs today in Talbot Creek. Spring is here with longer days and warm temperatures. Spring pow snow conditions today throughout ski terrain in lower Talbot. A weak weather system is expected tonight with light snow expected through the overnight hours.
March 14, 2021. Extra vertical in Talbot Creek
Three runs of extra vertical today to close out the March 12-14 tour. Shallow powder conditions on north facing aspects. A weak weather system is expected to move into the area this evening bringing 2-4 inches of new snow. 16 guests arrive tonight for the midweek tour.
March 13, 2021. Eleven Runs.
11 runs in the high alpine. “One of the best runs of my life.”- Heard by many today. Soft snow, shallow powder conditions on north facing aspects, wind affected snow on East aspects. A true Ruby tour beginning in Talbot Creek, skiing in Right Fork, Seitz Canyon and again finishing the day with two runs […]
March 12, 2021. Cold Smoke.
7 Runs today in the Right Fork area of Lamoille Canyon. 8-12 inches of fluff on top of a supportable base. Strong NE winds kept us in the same drainage for the majority of the ski day but that didn’t matter much. Cold smoke throughout the day. Ruby Magic.
March 11, 2021. Refresh.
8-12 inches of new snow throughout our terrain from a great closed low system last night. 6 runs in Conrad to begin the day in our cat terrain before the weather cleared. We finished the day in lower Talbot Creek helicopter skiing 3 runs of very low density snow. The Rubies are reset. Tomorrow: clear […]
March 10, 2021. A beautiful morning to top it all off.
After 11 runs yesterday, we finished off the tour this morning with 4 runs in Talbot Creek. Shallow powder skiing with cold temperatures. A storm system is expected this evening until tomorrow morning with 4-6 inches of new snow expected. A beautiful weekend is forecasted with a return to winter weather for the start of […]
March 9, 2021. A little surprise.
Ruby Magic- we woke up to a dusting of new snow at the lodge and 4-7 inches of new snow throughout our ski terrain. We skied 11 runs of soft cold snow in the high alpine today with cold temperatures and no wind. Winter is back. Additional snow is expected tomorrow night and Thursday.
March 7, 2021. Spring at Ruby.
9 runs today in the Lamoille Canyon Area. Incredible corn skiing on the solar aspects of East and South facing. We skied several runs today that had not yet been skied this season so far. Between the solar aspects, we skied two north facing runs with cold soft snow. It is truly spring at Ruby […]
