Pre-TGiving Runs With Sheldon 24Nov21

I was fortunate to catch some Thanksgiving eve runs with Dave Sheldon today. We chose Keystone for all the reasons early season. We arrived at 8:30am at the lift and the lines were not bad but we still took singles and got separated. We had a great time grabbing vert, including a massive opening of Spring Dancer, heh heh. It snowed all morning on us a was a bit colder than expected without the sun. Field trial of the Native DropZone goggles was very successful ~  they fit my narrow head; they didn't fog up in likely conditions; the green lighter lens was perfect for a snowy day; and the big edge-to-edge rounded lens yielded a great field of view. I rode with several families from Missouri, Georgia and Florida, all of which bought Epic Pass Local for everyone just for the Thanksgiving trip - Vail sure does their price elasticity of demand testing well. Skiing with Dave was a great time but ultimately became a dodge-ski as the few open runs became pretty crowded. I bailed about noon and headed to the new Steep spot and enjoyed a beer and pizza. As I passed the lift tix office I observed a 1/4 mile long line across the bridge back into the village to retrieve/buy tickets - sheesh! Noted at Steep was that the taps included many alt Summit brews as Steep's smallish brewing site (they just expanded) couldn't keep pace with demand generated in the new spot; good for them. Pizza is acceptable but bready.