I met Jer at his house at 7:00 this morning. Dave was supposed to meet us there as well, but we never saw him. I don't know what the story was. We made our way up to Patsy Marley and made a few quick laps. We listened to Tom Waits (album unknown) on the way up. Sometimes I dig him and other times I just can't get into it. This was one of the good times. As we skinned I felt a lot slower than I have in the past. It is amazing how out of shape I am after just a week of not going out. It was my first day out on my Voile Carbon Surfs. I really enjoyed them. The only downfall I have found so far is that they are a twin tip ski and I was having a hard time keeping the tail kit on when I was skinning up. This wasn't very much fun for the third and final lap we made. I am currently in the process of brainstorming ways to remedy this situation. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them. The snow actually wasn't too bad. Just recrystalized stuff, but because of the subzero temperatures it is still nice and soft. We made two laps in the Grizzly side of Patsy then made our way out on the Sout
h aspect. It looked a lot better than it was. The sun has simply taken its toll on this side. We were doing our best just to stay on our feet with the inconsistent snow we kept coming in contact with. It was a nice workout and I am glad we got out (where have I heard that before?). We listened to The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? on the way down and I was totally digging it. I have only listened to them shortly before and saw the majority of them in concert as The Islands, but I was totally into this album. I need to look into picking it up.
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