Really can't "ski" the CA side top to bottom because of the mile or more of skating/walking needed to access Roundabout from the base of Powderbowl chair. Most customers ride one of the 2 beginner chairs that get you to the top of Gunbarrel. From there,, they ride the chair or Tram down, unless capable of skiing "The Face".
Just did this run a week and a half ago. Amazing view. Took me also about 13 min I think but I actually had to stop once or twice because my legs were killing me. You must be in better shape
Nice.. brings back some good memories.. went there in 2005.. first time snowboarding and loved it!!.. first and only time.. I'm from Texas so you could imagine...
Ridge Run to Mambo to Swing Trail to Stein's Way to Roundabout. All are pretty easy intermediates, except the 1 mile+ of skating to access Roundabout. Because of the latter, few people do this more than once a day....or in a lifetime.😂 The narrowness of some of these runs would intimidate beginners, but most people could probably handle it after about 8-10 days on the slopes.
Have met several folks from the UK who buy season passes at Heavenly (as well as Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, New York, Florida, etc) Snow may not always the greatest, since most of them only get a week or so to ski each season, they invariably will say the chance for better, warmer weather far outweighs the snow in the Rockies, Utah, etc.
Hey I had those exact same Head Monster! Good skis. Thanks for the run. I was cheering for you to cut inside the woods around 3:50-4:30. Beautiful views.
Whenever I go skiing I always feel like everyone who’s there is just preparing to join the Finnish army and shoot rifles while coming down the mountain
That particular piece of Roundabout is typically groomed, it, along with the outrun on World Cup are the only "fun" parts of Roundabout. Otherwise, it's just a long traverse to get to the parking lot. Old guys like me use when conditions on "The Face" are bad (most of the time), but consider riding the chair down to be "cheating" If there's snow, you ski down, or it "doesn't count."
Not sure that's possible. Have skied it dozens of times, never made it without skating. Might be doable first thing in the morning, when it's iced over. But, typically, this is the last run of the day, and it's always wet and sloppy after 1030 or 11, due to the southern exposure.
