Epic Ski Day, Mother Nature's New Years Celebration 2012

Parking lot, pre skiing, I'm on my way!!

Used to get kids in lessons from base lodge to beginner slope on Chair 3. 

Alyeska base lodge, empty 

The Sitzmark, Apre ski fun place. Music, Dancing, Good Food, Good Spirits, Great Memories. Oh, if the walls could talk, 13 years of my apre' ski life have been spent here. 

Base of chair 3 in a white winterland!

Challenge Alaska, My home, sweet, home. 

Locals Powder Day...No lines, No crowds, it's a beautiful thing!

Chair 3 (going up)

Chair 6 (and up)

At the top! Map shows "The North Face" The perfect place to spend a powder day and where I'm headed!

North Face Entrance-Chucks Gate.

Top Lodge and Tram.

After first few amazing turns down North Face under tram. 

My wimpy fat skis..

North Face

North Face

Skiing North Face

More North Face..yea, I just skied that, so fun!

Exit here or keep going down to Tram...I kept going... "smile". 

The insiders look of "The Tram"

No epic ski day would be complete without good friends! Andrea, Aaron, and his sweety!

One of the best ski days of my life. Powder, Powder, Powder and a locals only ski day! I very well might have only one ski day this year and to have one like this..makes me happy! Returned back in Alaska after visiting Michigan for Christmas only to catch the tail end of Alaska's "Snowmaggeden" 2 week snow storm. The rest of the country is as dry as a snakes butt in a wagon rutt and we get this. I'm so in love with Alaska and Snow! Above is my rental car after at the end of the day.