We got wind that Telluride had opened up the first runs on the newly minted “Black Iron Bowl” up on Prospect Ridge, lookers’ left of Chair 12. So this morning, the Planet’s Patrick Healy trudged up there to check out the conditions.
Only the first two runs — Westlake and Lakeview — are open so far, and the ski patrol is doing a diligent job of avalanche control farther up towards Palmyra. But what’s open is pretty nice. The snow is thin and windblown on the Alta side of the ridge, but once you’ve dropped into Westlake, you’re in heaven. A little chunky here and there due to some previous control, but the turns are great, the pitches are marvelous, and there’s nothing like doing a little work for your turns.
Provided that we get some more snow, we’ll practically be living up there come February. How was your skiing up there? Good/bad/so-so? Let us know.
