Canyons skiing the day after opening

Link to video of the conditions

        After a week long delay, Park City opened its slopes to skiers and snowboarders alike on November 27th. I eagerly hit the hills on the 28th after an evening of snow. The road conditions were bad on the drive up from Provo, lagging at speeds of only 45 mph in the canyons leading up to the resort. I was shocked to see that almost no one was on the roads or at the canyons when we arrived. Though open, there was only one run open, Kokopeli, a blue with a small amount of trees and a few good sized jumps toward the bottom. At 19'' the snow conditions were less than ideal but astoundingly good for early season skiing. I was especially attentive to staff and lift services as this was my very first time skiing in Utah. Everybody was incredibly nice and it felt like being back home in Colorado. The Red Pine Gondola was a treat to ride as it is covered and the winds were reaching 45 mph towards the top of the lift. It was snowing heavily and hard coming in fast from howling winds through the canyons. After skiing for about an hour it was almost no fun because of the piercing wind and low visibility. Unfortunately around 2pm the staff warned that soon the Gondola would be closed down, and because there was only one run open and none servicing the base we would be stuck at the top for an unforeseen time until they could rescue us on snow cats. on this word we headed back down and home. Over all it was an awesome first ski of the season and I am looking forward to more!