The Perfect Weekend

When it's dumping A. Party always heads to Uncle Wiggley's Tree Farm.As everyone in Aspen knows, especially those in the 22-30 age demographic...going hard is a lifestyle. The past few days defined;

THE PERFECT WEEKEND. (click 4 pix).

Andy Party of AspenSpin has been known to ski every day and party every night.  This week proved again, that it can be done.  After 7 days in a row my legs finally ran out of juice,  so I took a day off to blog.  It was a great week and the perfect weekend.  Monday and Wednesday were two of the best non-POW days of the season (in my opinion).  Tuesday and Thursday were warm and overcast with very flat light.  Friday served up the kind of ski day that I love so much.  It snowed hard and heavy all day.  You couldn't see sh*t...unless you stayed in the trees (which I did).  It was a fantazmo day in the woods...not too many people around either, Ajax was empty.  Fresh tracks all day...with free re-fills.  It kept snowing into the night.  Flights were f*#ked up.  All told we're calling it a full 12" of freshies a.k.a  A footy.   Saturday morning broke clear and sunny.  A. Party despite a drought of lactic acid showed up in line at 8.15.  Fresh POWDER and bluebird skies are a powerful combination.

Throw in the spring break crowd.  The Blitzenbanger Bash from KSPN (it's 45th year I believe) the #freeskierfest a full-on stag party and on Sunday morning legit bagels and lox flown in from NYC and  you  pretty much have it all.  The perfect weekend.

Heavy Snow all day Friday begat a perfect bluebird POW day on Saturday.KSPN's 45 the annual Blitzenbanger Bash brought out the partiers.A full scale stag party in Aspen. What else is new??

Powder Jam in Aspen

Freshies all day on Ajax. click 4 pix.POWDER...that's what we love most about Aspen.  We've been starving for Powder most of the season.  We received about 12" of fresh snow on Saturday night.  Sunday was set up for a huge POW Day, only the third legit POW day of the season.  The line at the Gondy was off the charts...luckily AspenSpin was close to the front.  The line at 1a was record setting in the modern era (see photo below).  Avalanche danger was EXTREME... even in-bounds.  An announcement was made at the Gondola; STAY in BOUNDS.  The line grew as all lifts were on avalanche hold until 9.35am.  Avi bombs were blowing up continuously.  It was like a demo day at General Dynamics.    A.Party entered the line at about 8.15 a.m....several buckets behind The Dogs... and way behind Matt Ross who apparently was taking a "private lesson".   We were in pretty good position.

POWDER JAM in Aspen. (click 4 pix).

The snow was wet and heavy and wind slabbed.  It was "Adults Only" skiing and many gapers were exploding in the deep, wet POW on the formerly groomed runs near the top.  After 9 seasons in Aspen, and over 800 ski days, we have Ajax pretty well wired  It's a really intimate space when you get to know it.  Playing the wind and finding the deepest spots was of utmost importance.  Avoiding huge lines at the Gondola and 1a was also an important factor for maximizing fresh tracks.   The pent up demand for POW was evident.  It was every man (or woman) for themselves. A.Party did as he was trained by the Buckaroos...Face to 6...it was untracked.  Stashes were plentiful and freshies were everywhere for the taking.  It was a good day.

Then this morning our sh*t blew up early, like 9 a.m. EST.  5 texts. 4 e-mails and 2 Facebook messages.  Everybody was looking for "dish" on Heidi Klum and Seal's divorce announcement.  They were last seen as a couple in Aspen.  Apparently, the hunger for dirt on celebs is ravenous.   This is "bigger than Charlie Sheen" stressed one e-mail.  "Any detail would be helpful" expressed another message.  To whom it may concern;  AspenSpin does not know anything about Heidi Klum and Seal.  We did not even lay an eyeball on them this year.  We've interacted with them in the past...and they seem like a very nice couple.  We respect their privacy.....and we're more interested in the day old POW.

Click 4 Pix:   POWDER JAM

This may be the longest line at 1a in the modern era. Lifts on avalanche hold until 9.35. 1.22.12 Click 4 pix.Face Shots ...yeeeeah. Skier G.R. Fielding Photo: Jeremy Swanson Aspen / SnowmassSeal and Heidi Klum. AspenSpin doesn't have any info on their divorce. Sorry National Enquirer.

Flip the Switch. 50 year POW Storm.

The season starts today.  The fist sign of tourists hit Ajax today. Someone flipped a switch in Aspen.   Its been a fantastic early season so far ----what----- with all the POWDER and such.

A monster storm is heading our way just in time for "travel dates".  Joel Gratz and Colorado Powder Forecast is calling it the Pineapple Express--- moisture direct from Hawaii.   Tahoe is getting pulverized, Utah the same.  We've had a steady flow of flakes all day...at the higher elevations.  A-Spin's advisory---  GET HERE NOW, by any means necessary.

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Screen Shot. Joel Gratz, Colorado Powder Forecast.