Hall Pass

Hall Pass For The Week

so we slept in for a bit

 then went to the buttermilks

 & enjoyed the action

Malfunction

6:00 a.m. and it's FREEZING.

Cold Arctic Air 

has overtaken the region

I've got "responsibilities"

so I sign up when Dan calls for an "Early Morning Pow Run?"

A quick coffee and some chatter about the young ones and we're off - 

even colder as we drive south to toward Crowley

 

each breath is frozen smoke 

morning light filters into the sky - onto McGee

The chute is much larger from inside - the chokes much steeper

the playground vast.

but the glue on my skins is frozen. worthless.  

The ski simply slides around with each step, as if I'm an idiot.

Another steep choke - the force rips a fastner through a skin - the skin pops off my ski

super lame malfunction.

It's only about 8, with hours left - Dan skins on up ahead - I boot.

and boot. and boot. through knee deep - crawling at times.  

waiting for him to get to the top and ski back to wherever I arrive.  

I'm exhausted. happy.

He returns.

I scope out a shot I'll take next time here.

We ski back to the car.

30 minutes later we're back.

we've both got diapers to change.  

Punta Bardini

 Safety Meeting

 Old Growth

Chutes

way > the desk