I am losing track of when the treats started, but every day since the storm, Portillo has delivered another treat. This is good, because the ski mongers here eat up all the fresh powder they can get and then it's all tracked up, heavy and clumpy. Mike Rogan promised a new treat every day this week and he has made good on his word. Tuesday, Juncalillo opened, giving us a long intermediate run that crosses the highway over two tunnels and has considerable vertical drop and a long chair ride back up with interesting views (see the photos of the highway switchbacks under the chair).
Here you can see how the trail goes over the highway tunnels twice. You don't even notice when you are skiing until you ride up the chair and the trucks honk, waive and take pictures of you riding the chair!
Along with Juncalillo came Cara Cara, one of the faces on the west side, served by a slingshot lift. Wow! What a ride and what a run. I have yet to hit a rock, but I have touched many with my poles, so the skis and the body have been lucky! This view is from the top of the run...
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