Killebrew Canyon: Bob's Boulevard - Heavenly [4K]

RUN STATS:
Run Name: Bob's Boulevard
Area Name: Killebrew Canyon
Location: Heavenly
Rating: ♦♦ (Double Black)
My Personal Rating Opinion: ♦-♦♦ (Somewhere between a single and double black)
Lift Taken: Sky Express
Maximum Pitch: 36 degrees
Run Type: Lightly Gladed Bowl
Total Run Length: 0.8 mi. (this is from the top of Gate B to the Mott Canyon Lift)
Total Vertical Drop: 1,233 feet. (this is from the top of Gate B to the Mott Canyon Lift)
Run Aspect: East
SNOW CONDITIONS: Very Sunbaked Powder
DATE OF RECORDING: March 25, 2024
DESCRIPTION:
Bob's Boulevard, also known as Bob's, is the mellowest run in all of Killebrew Canyon. You can access this run straight out of Gate C. My recommendation for navigating the Upper Killebrew Gates is to take the highest traverse across Milky Way Bowl which will lead you to Killebrew Gate A. From Gate A, follow the boundary line until you reach Gate C. You'll know you're in the right spot if you see a sign that says "Bob's". You can also take Gate B and traverse skier's left down the canyon ridge to reach Bob's Boulevard. I wouldn't really recommend doing this, but that's exactly my dumbass did. I was trying to ski Stateline Chute, however I missed the run by cutting skier's left way too early from Gate B. I decided to traverse down to Bob's Boulevard to ski it instead of Stateline.
In all honesty, I didn't really love Bob's Boulevard. My main issue with Bob's is that the run faces East which means it gets sunbaked really badly. The snow quality here was really heavy, significantly worse than the rest of the Canyon. This caused me to ski this run really poorly although I wasn't really challenged by this run from a skill-standpoint. I'm sure this run would be a lot more enjoyable after a fresh dump, however, on the day of recording, it wasn't all that fun. My second issue is that the terrain here isn't all that exciting. Given that the runs in Killebrew Canyon aren't the easiest in the world to lap, I can't say that Bob's is really worth the effort as compared to the rest of the chutes.
The one positive about Bob's Boulevard is that it, along with Sweetwater located just skier's left of it, offers the easiest skiing in all of Killebrew Canyon. The Gate C terrain is definitely the best introduction into Killebrew. I'd say that it's probably a bit harder than the terrain under the Mott Canyon Lift, however, not exceptionally so. If you can do Hully Gully in Mott Canyon, you should definitely be able to do Bob's and Sweetwater (between the two, I recommend Bob's because it has a marginally better aspect than Sweetwater).
Overall, I can't ever see myself ever going back to try this run, but for what it's worth, I'm glad I did it to learn that the Gate C terrain is really mediocre when compared to the rest of the Canyon. I'll definitely be back one day to ski the remaining terrain in Gate A and B (Fingers and Ramarrah's).
PERSONAL ENJOYMENT RATING: 5/10
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:05 - Killebrew Canyon Gate B
0:21 - Traverse to Bob's Boulevard
0:42 - Bob's Boulevard
2:40 - Rim Trail
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[@arjunski]

Far from my best skiing, the snow conditions on Bob's was just not ideal. Check out these other Killebrew Canyon videos, I promise, they're 100x better!
Stateline Chute: th-cam.com/video/AC0kj5hx5fc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=C42dXo9mCsNO-LEq
Pipeline: th-cam.com/video/wSAbbBtL-5g/w-d-xo.html

[@JP-GFR]

Looks good to me. 😊. Double black ftw. 🎉😊

[@arjunski]

Definitely a fun one!

[@JeremyLynnes]

How old is this footage?

[@arjunski]

This was recorded on March 25, 2024.