I realize all I've done for the last few weeks is complain about the lack of snow here in JH. Well folks, my prayers have been answered. David and I heard that the snow would probably be good on New Year's Day, so we decided to have a quiet night. I've always gone out somewhere to ring in the new year, but there is something kind of exciting and surreal about sitting at home in a quiet apartment when the clock strikes midnight. No loud drunks, no getting spilled on, just sipping on a glass of bubbly with the person I love while reading snowboarding magazines. It was practically perfect. We went to bed soon after and woke up to a rather satisfying snow report.
A fresh 9" of light cowboy powder had fallen out at JHMR. It was time to get our shred on. We tromped through the snow to the bus stop and were slightly let down when we saw the crowd of people already occupying seats. I guess even a hangover won't stop people from reaping the benefits of JH pow. When we pulled up the resort, I hurried to the locker room and changed, then lined up to get into the second tram of 2010! The wind was howling at the top of Rendezvous Mountain, but it didn't stop anyone. We slashed through knee deep powder in the bowl, then made our way over to the wind-loaded Bivouac Woods. It was epic. After hopping on the Sublette chair and making our way over to the Cirque, we decided to take the short 20 minute hike up the Headwall. We mush have been among some of the first to hike it because when we got to the top, there were barely any tracks!
Me in the Cirque.
Best day ever on the Headwall.
Our hiking efforts were rewarded with knee deep powder and lots of hooting and hollering. It was a blast. We decided to do it again. We were soaked and tired when it was all over, but it was definitely a New Year's that I will never forget.
Happy bus ride home.
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