Even with minimal snow, last season was so so so FUN, here's to another memory filled season with friends new and old!
The touring season got off to a bit of a late start, but by the beginning of November Saint Mary's had a creamy coat of new snow:
A week later our early season zones were filling in:
Yep, that was fun!
Around the middle of November I moved down to Crested Butte for the winter. Things were a bit firm:
But, on November 19th, two inches in town meant snorkeling up high:
Not to say that the snow was building up around town:
Even the Front Range had some fun skiing:
December brought small pillows and more pow:
Colorado dried out for a while, but exploring new zones meant life was good:
By January, even the northern mountains were beginning to look like winter:
In early January we went to Wolf Creek Pass, it hadn't snowed in three weeks, it was awesome:
Wolf Creek Pass was so good that we went back...which got off to a bit of a rough start after Nick's sled died:
9 miles from the trailhead...
Our luck quickly improved:
Nick and I practiced our tandem pow slaying:
Then it started snowing, and the avy danger shot up, so we built little jumps:
and medium sized ones:
and big ones:
Did more exploring:
Started the long road of learning how to sled:
Brett came to visit:
Not to say there wasn't skiing to be had:
In March the snowpack started to stabilize, more touring was had:
It also felt quite a bit like spring:
So...Josh skied Red Lady in about 3 turns:
Adam was nice enough to show us around:
More warm temps...and curious sledding conditions...
...brought a full on corn cycle:
...and smiles all around:
In April, Nick and I were lucky enough to go to Alaska. We left summer behind in CO:
Rented an RV in Anchorage and headed to Valdez:
Where we were treated to a day of epic flat light:
Followed by bluebird:
And more bluebird:
Sadly, we had to return the RV. Happily, Hatcher Pass was awesome:
Hatcher stayed good for days:
We weren't the only ones enjoying the weather:
Eventually, we headed back to CO, where it was still summer:
Met up with the usual suspects:
And skied some spring lines:
Unfortunately, my external hard drive was stolen at the beginning of the summer, and my main hard drive died shortly after. So, no season edit this season, but boy am I thankful for all the amazing memories that remain!
What a year! I feel so thankful to be part of such an amazing community of skiers, photographers, and amazing friends. I love you all!
EPIC RECAP MIKE!!!! :) come back to AK!
ReplyDeleteThanks LP, wouldn't have been the same without you, thats for sure! One way or another, I'll be back, that's for sure!
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