CJ picked me up after class this evening around 8:00. We then picked up Cody at the 6200 park-n-ride and made our way up Little Cottonwood. By about 8:45 we were skinning up Grizzly Gulch by headlamp. The lunar calendar said it would be a full moon, but I am not sure that makes much of a difference if the moon is hidden behind mountains. Because of our chatty natures, we took it a bit slower to get to the ridge tonight. At any given time or on any given aspect the snow was one of the following: solid ice, chunky ice, hard crust, brea
kable crust, and sweet powder (all of those are true except for the last one). As much as that may not sound like fun, I really did have a good time. Due to the lack of moonshine (both light from the moon and the alcoholic beverage) we primarily skied by headlamp, which ended up being pretty cool. I thought it would be cool if I took pictures without the help of a flash - hence all these pictures that all you see is a headlamp. We got back to the car around 11:15 (just as the moon was beginning to really show itself). We had a good time. The skiing may not have been the best, but it certainly was an adventu
re. Now for those of you whom I do not know or with whom I am in little contact other than this blog, we can only hope that winter continues so that we may continue to be together. It is looking dismal for the time being, but that is what I thought before last week's big storm. Until next time, I bid you adieu.
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