Ok, ok, I know I've been bitching about Sunrise Ski Park and (what I believe to be) their hypocrisy about making artificial snow BUT, you have to remember, I just want consistent skiing in Arizona.
Well, I went snowboarding in Sunrise this weekend and their powder was as fresh and plentiful as Tony Montana's last scene Scarface.
It was by far the best snow conditions I've ever witnessed in the 3 years I've lived in Arizona and I'm looking forward to going back.
Sunrise boasts their towering pine trees that drape the slopes with long, dramatic shadows. Their main mountain (Sunrise lift) has high speed quad lifts that whisk you up to the peaks for breathtaking views and fast blue and black diamond runs. My favorite is "Spruceridge" because it's all about speed.
It was so nice to see everyone from around the state playing in the snow like we actually live in a real ski community, although it did get crowded by midday. At that point, we headed over to their other mountain (Cyclone lift) which has slower chairs and mostly flatter runs although their are a few - like "Tempest" - that will totally emascualte you. All in all, it was a great day. I will be heading back to Snowbowl on Jan 12th - 13th because it's supposed to snow again. (Update: I checked weather again on Jan. 4th and now it's not supposed to snow. Oh well, I'm going anyway.)
By the way, if your not enjoying this historic ski season, get off your candy ass and hit the slopes because it wll probably be another 3 to 5 years until we have consistent snow like this again.
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