It was a bluebird morning on the Alta Ski Area and Carol Bowling, 76, was on the lookout for contemporary powder.
Her husband, Nick, 83, and his cousin Bob Phillips, 84, shouted over the whir of the chairlift, deciding the place to go. “One thing like that is skiable,” Mr. Phillips mentioned of the black diamond run beneath the carry.
On the high, the trio tightened their boots and waited for a couple of extra pals. It was a Wednesday in late February on the Utah resort, one of many oldest within the nation. The morning was chilly and crisp with a couple of inches of latest snow.
It was time to ski. The group headed down Satan’s Elbow, a winding intermediate run. Mrs. Bowling discovered her powder, chopping left from the path into the pine and spruce timber. The 2 males stayed collectively within the open, carving huge S-shaped turns.
Once they reached the underside, it was virtually 11 a.m. — time to fulfill up with Alta’s seniors ski membership, the Wild previous Bunch.
‘It’s not the age that may restrict you.’
The Wild previous Bunch (with a lowercase “o” to de-emphasize the “previous”) began in 1973 and has round 115 members. A couple of depart every year, some to the deep powder of the afterlife and others to an previous age with out snowboarding. Jan Brunvand, 90, suffered a scary fall his first day this season and determined 85 years on skis was sufficient. However fueled by child boomers, the group’s rolls keep sturdy.
