Jer picked me up at 7:40 this morning and we then picked up Crazy Mike around 8. Yes, you heard me - Crazy Mike. The same Crazy Mike that goes by the blogger alias, Henpenney. You may have heard some negative comments from him in the past few months, but he seemed excited to get out for his first tour and give it a shot. We then went up to the Grizzly Gulch parking lot where we were supposed to meet Dan, Ray, and Dave. They weren't there yet and all of Jer's gear was in Dan's car.
After a little while, Mike and I decided to start skinning so we could get a little ahead of the others and allow them to catch up. We enjoyed ourselves as we made our way up to Silverfork. It wasn't
anywhere near as cold as it was on Thursday and the skinning was nice and pleasant. We only saw one other group headed for Silverfork which pleased us. We only had to wait at the top for a few minutes before the others caught up. We then had a swee line down. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with the qual
ity of the snow after it has been over a week since our last big storm. We have had some small flurries over the week, but nothing major. But we still found some great snow and some great lines. We loved it so much that we had tot first make another lap. We skinned up and then Jer and I skied through a little bit of a couloir while the others ski
ed more through the trees. This line was fantastic. My turns were totally on. I was able to really respond to the terrain well and it felt great. Jer's turns looked great as well. It was really a solid line. The others als
o had a great line and they were convinced theirs was as good as ours (it wasn't). We then skinned back up to the ridge one final time for our final descent down the South face back to the car. This line also produced surprisingly good turns. There was about 6 inches of fresh stuff on top of a
crust so as long as you kept turning you could stay on top of it. We really did have some great lines today. The company was great. The skiing was great. We had a good pace all day. I am very happy with today's tour and I just love
it when I nail the Tao!
Jer picked me up at 7:40 this morning and we then picked up Crazy Mike around 8. Yes, you heard me - Crazy Mike. The same Crazy Mike that goes by the blogger alias, Henpenney. You may have heard some negative comments from him in the past few months, but he seemed excited to get out for his first tour and give it a shot. We then went up to the Grizzly Gulch parking lot where we were supposed to meet Dan, Ray, and Dave. They weren't there yet and all of Jer's gear was in Dan's car. 
After a little while, Mike and I decided to start skinning so we could get a little ahead of the others and allow them to catch up. We enjoyed ourselves as we made our way up to Silverfork. It wasn't
anywhere near as cold as it was on Thursday and the skinning was nice and pleasant. We only saw one other group headed for Silverfork which pleased us. We only had to wait at the top for a few minutes before the others caught up. We then had a swee line down. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with the qual
ity of the snow after it has been over a week since our last big storm. We have had some small flurries over the week, but nothing major. But we still found some great snow and some great lines. We loved it so much that we had tot first make another lap. We skinned up and then Jer and I skied through a little bit of a couloir while the others ski
ed more through the trees. This line was fantastic. My turns were totally on. I was able to really respond to the terrain well and it felt great. Jer's turns looked great as well. It was really a solid line. The others als
o had a great line and they were convinced theirs was as good as ours (it wasn't). We then skinned back up to the ridge one final time for our final descent down the South face back to the car. This line also produced surprisingly good turns. There was about 6 inches of fresh stuff on top of a 
crust so as long as you kept turning you could stay on top of it. We really did have some great lines today. The company was great. The skiing was great. We had a good pace all day. I am very happy with today's tour and I just love 
it when I nail the Tao!
One day, yes, one day.
ReplyDeleteI can now say from experience that backcountry skiing is a lot like this blog: It takes forever to get through it, it's hard, and afterward you're not quite sure whether or not it was worth it. (It was a sweet trip, though.)
ReplyDeleteDustin - Thanks for the photos. It really was a great day. I'm glad that you did end up getting a shot of Dave. (I'm sure he's also glad that you finally got it.)
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