After watching the Squaw boys throwing down laps on The Chimney in the Palisades via social media on the days of May 8th and 9th, I knew I had to get up there before the steep lines melted away. Therefore, I decided to day trip from San Francisco and after an easy 2 hr 35 min summer-like drive. With nervous anticipation, I found myself entering the 2nd Funitel of the day en route to The Chimney...using a flannel as a ski coat. The day was warm...ridiculously warm. How long will the Chimney remain open? Will the snow be sticky? Will the run-out be smooth? After one lap, the answer was clear. Conditions were perfect. I was met by the usual Snowbrains crew of Miles Clark, Andy Hays, Bevan Waite, Alex Knuuttunen, Josh Anderson and Nate Kushlan. Every line was tagged from The Chimney Sweep on far skier's left to Schmidiots on the far skier's right. Hell, even party train laps were performed as we went one after each other. Its been a long while since I've had so much fun skiing on May 10th. On my 6th lap, I was met by patrol who said that would be my final Chimney line for the day. Naturally, I had to do Schmidiots. Both Alex and Nate both made it down earlier in one piece, so I had the proper beta to do the same. The rest of the day was spent lapping KT-22 until 2:15pm. From West Face to Chute 75 to the Nose to the Alternates to under Olympic Lapy...the corn snow was smooth and fast. Once my legs gave out, I knew it was time to jump back in the car and head home....grinning from ear to ear.
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