December 2, 2005, Alpental

Long lines at Alpental today. &gt; Chair 2 closed. I got fed up and went to West to avoid the 20 minute lift lines. Oddly it was warmer at Alpental base than at West. Quite Warm. Perhaps all those bodies, closely packed together. Skiing was good at both, but Alpental still had lots of bumps and trees to watch out for.<br><br>Now I am at work. Oh well. It was fun.

The crowds in the morning were insane but by 11:30 it really cleared out and by 1:30 we were pretty much skiing up to the chair. We had to search out the softer stuff on the sides and dodge trees but it was great snow for around here.

I enjoyed it Yeah, lift lines were long, but I needed the rest in between runs.<br>Did you see that guy who spit and screamed in the lifty's face in the line before the lift opened? - looked like a brawl was going to break out. What a loser. &gt; Reminded me why I just don't like lift-skiing that much...

That's one of the reasons I don't ski on weekends anymore. All of the ya-hoos stuck in traffic all week trying to get their frustrations out standing in line to get to ski. Try week days. Less stress and more fun.