Day 31 - Friday Feb. 16 - A Morning in the Trees

Jer and I went a little ways up the Patsy Marley ridge this morning to get some exercise and some turns. We listened to an old Jer Mix on the way up to the parking lot. We knew the avalanche danger was high so we needed to stay in very protected areas. This is just what we did. There was a lot of new snow, but most of which was groppel. This did not make for the best skiing. It was very heavy and neither of us had big enough skis to really stay on top, so we were jumping as high as we could each turn (mind you that this is very low angle as well so we were not moving very quickly) in order to keep going. It was nice to get outdoors and see different types of snowpack, but the skiing wasn't what we were hoping for. Perhaps we will see another storm or two this season that will be.