Alta.
The Peruvian hallway
Laying on my sleeping pad next to the wall and two desks with computers and a printer was not where I thought I would be calling my bed for the night but, sometimes thing change. Two days of snowy weather in Little Cottonwood Canyon had brought high avalanche conditions to the canyon and just before midnight we were told to leave our room and find what ever space in the lobby, dining room, or computer room for the night, the east wing of the Peruvian had been hit before ” maximum interlodge “
Dr. Dan "the new manager at the car wash" checking the weather
For a while the snow was falling at over 4" an hour
Interlodged
After a restless night of sleep we woke to a beautiful, blue sky day, 22″ of new snow reported. The only thing to do now was to drink copious amounts of coffee and wait for the Interlodge to lift.
Dylan, Beck, Kim, and Tony playing the waiting game
1:00 in the lift line. Finally. 1:39 on the lift a cozy little double chair. The six cups of coffee earlier was making it hard to sit still, having finished my day here with face shots and giggles the day before we knew it was going to be good.
Dr. Dan
Tony the Tuna
Driving down the canyon we could see the avalanche debris on the side of the road and the crowns above.
Above the Peruvian
Back to Telluride. Hmmm they just reported 16″ tomorrow’s going to be good…
17 hours later. Galena Gleason in the backyard
Ah, I am drooling over these pictures (being stranded by the lack of snow at Tahoe myself
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