A look back on '04 skiing-w/photos

We're down to our final 5 weeks of the season as Snowbird closes on May 31st this year.<br>A look back on the season, including 30 resorts skied: Ski pics from '03-'04

I was a little too optimistic when I posted this. For the second time in the 2000's, the Bird closed earlier than announced and didn't make it past mid-May. They had enough snow and guests to do it but for some inexplicable reason they just abruptly closed. Now I'm dealing with withdrawals. <br>Since we couldn't do lifts, here's a quick look at skinning/skiing Alta on Memorial Day: skistreak.com/2004/may/