Timberline Lodge Ski Area 15MAY2020
Online reservation made 0900 14MAY2020 . All 250 reservations grabbed up in the 1st 3 minutes of the web site opening.
No snow at the bottom of Skibowl or at Summit ski area. On the drive up, there is a checkpoint to make sure you have a reservation and either a season pass or some sort of pre-paid ticket. That's at "Checkpoint Charlie" where the road splits into the 1-way loop to the lodge parking area. Parking well spread out, one car per cone. Using the whole lot for only 200 cars.
Social distancing signs prominently in place all over the ski hill. Masks and goggles required while in lift lines. Lift lines were 1-2 chairs at most and predominantly no wait at all. Stormin' Norman (Stormin' Mormon) and Magic Mile were the only lifts running. Just a few runs off of each lift were groomed. The ungroomed was not "nice" -- heavy wet snow that has re-frozen several times.
Very comfortable skiing, never got near anyone. Every chair operator wearing a mask. You can see the 4 faces of me (Pat) with/without goggles and mask.
Weather varied from light mist/rain to fog to sunshine. No wind. About 40 degrees. The snow was wet slush for the most part.
My body felt like the 1st day of skiing after not doing much for the past 2 months.
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