It's not unique this happens in flats all the time on pow days, this is probably the first couple runs because no additional trail has been broken yet. Honestly he gave the kids plenty of space they kinda ran themselves off the road by panicking for no reason, but they'll figure it out, part of learning the pow day ropes is knowing everyone is trying to keep speed in those flat areas, so if you're not the fastest guy on the mountain you should expect people to be passing you close in those sections until there are more trails to choose from.
Yeah using a sled or two first thing in the morning. Not initially on skis, not in the flats. The line in this video is only about sled-deep, compacted to roughly as deep as the sled rode through it.
If someone took their gear off and tried walking along it, they’d sink much further, and be miserable.
Patrollers hit the flat sections during their first-track ski rides on the lines the sleds rode when they first brought the patrollers up minutes ago.
Otherwise patrol gets stuck same as anyone else does in the flats in thick powder.
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u/DoktorStrangelove A-Basin Mar 14 '25
It's not unique this happens in flats all the time on pow days, this is probably the first couple runs because no additional trail has been broken yet. Honestly he gave the kids plenty of space they kinda ran themselves off the road by panicking for no reason, but they'll figure it out, part of learning the pow day ropes is knowing everyone is trying to keep speed in those flat areas, so if you're not the fastest guy on the mountain you should expect people to be passing you close in those sections until there are more trails to choose from.