Skiing Cochran's Ski Area
Friday, February 20th, 2026
Runs: 5
Distance: 1.85 miles
Elevation: 1,942 feet
Max Speed: 32.3 mph
Avg. Speed: 12.7 mph
Moving Time: 9 minutes, 1 second
Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes, 39 seconds
After a mandatory day of rest (not very restful, but I did not hike or ski!), I was back at it! I met Emma, Patrol Sarah, Snowboard Emma, and Elizabeth at our beloved Cochran's Ski Area for $5 Friday! We met up in the parking lot, and it was snowing! The plan was some silly skiing and then parking lot hot dogs. We booted up at the car and walked up to get started!
Runs 1-3
Run 1: T-Bar - Allison's Alley - The Elbow - Ginny's Way
[0.52 mi; 2:18; 410 ft; 24.4 mph max; 13.6 mph avg]
Run 2: T-Bar - Allison's Alley - The Face
[0.41 mi; 1:26; 407 ft; 28.2 mph max; 17.1 mph avg]
Run 3: T-Bar - I-89
[0.19 mi; 1:25; 410 ft; 30.2 mph max; 8.0 mph avg]
We lapped the T-Bar for four out of our five runs. Our first run was down Allison's Alley, The Elbow, and Ginny's Way - the widest way down. The trail was hard and fast with a inch of fresh snow on top. They had Ginny's Way lit this year, too! Last year it was pitch black. The hill was reasonably busy with never more than few minutes' wait. There was a higher half of Ginny's Way that was surprisingly bumpy - not with moguls, but the world's most aggressive mini-rollers.
Run #2 was down The Face, which was simply a delight with a little steep pitch near the middle. Run #3 was down I-89 (a name in which I adore), which was really fantastic with 2" of fresh snow (it was COMING DOWN). Snowboard Emma had never ridden a T-Bar before, so she was riding up solo, while the other four of us kept rotating who was with who.
Runs 4-5
Run 4: T-Bar - The Race Trail
[0.38 mi; 1:24; 404 ft; 32.3 mph max; 16.3 mph avg]
Run 5: Rope Tow - The Race Trail
[0.35 mi; 2:28; 312 ft; 25.4 mph max; 8.6 mph avg]
Run #4 was up the T-Bar and then we turned left to hit The Race Trail. The Race Trail was in the best shape with the fresh snow and solid grade. Naturally, we HAD to run the Rope Tow for our final run. Team Snowboard skipped it this time (lame). I had my leather gloves on this year, and I was LAUNCHED up the hill - it's comically fast! We finished with another lap of The Race Trail, took a break at the porta potties, and then skied and walked back to the car for hot dogs.
We did taste test of Oscar Meyer 100% Beef and Oscar Meyer 100% Tasty... the beef won, and unfortuantely they were double the price. The snow was absolutely dumping, which would have been fun to ski in, but it was definitely time to get home. The drive started as dicey and then got ridiculous - we were only guided by the rumble strip in the middle of the road (sometimes) and hopes/prayers. We did eventually make it home safely, and I picked up a pizza I had ordered on the drive. We chit chatted and had a drink before a relatively early bed time - back to Jay tomorrow!
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