I was debating whether or not to ski this morning since I have midterms in every class I am enrolled in today. I decided that skiing would be a good way to relax and get my test-taking juices flowing. It turned out to be more than that - a bitchin' morning! Jer slept through his alarm so we had a little later start this morning as he picked me up around 5:30. Since it was just the two of us we headed straight up to the Butler Fork trailhead. We had to dig a little in order to get his car in, but not much (one of us really needs to get an all wheel drive car). The ascent was swift, but not super fast. The sun seems to be coming out remarkably earlier nowadays since we had light for most of the actual clim
b (not so for the approach). Has and Matt Cline caught up to us just as we were about to descend. It was nice to see them out, but we couldn't wait around since we were trying to get a second lap and they only had time for one. I finally got my GoPro Camera in the mail yesterday so I was stoked to use it. I was busy studying last night so I didn't have the chance to test it and make sure I did everything right, but I figured it couldn't be too hard. I turned it on to get some first person footage for the first lap down the trees. The skiing was great. The snow was deep and light. I couldn't figure out how to stop the video so I thought I was getting video of our quick transition at the base of the hill and for the skin back up. This skin was much faster. The powderkeg is fast approaching and I need to push myself to get into shape. This was a great opportunity to do so since I know Jer can keep up. We quickly arrived again at the summit and then skied off t
he south side and back down to the car. These turns were just as good as the north facing stuff. I don't know how long this will be the case, however, since the sun will be beating on it all day. It really was a beautiful morning. We got to the car, dug a little to get the car out, and we were on our way to school. With a little studying during the drive (or what little studying I could do with Jer's incessant gabbing) I was able to do well on both my tests this morning and I hope to do so again this evening at my final one. During lunch I tried to check the video on my new camera and I found that I must have installed the SD card wrong or something because it didn't have a second of footage on it. Oh, well. I am sure I will get out again soon. Hopefully I will have time to test it out in my house before getting it out on the hill. Peace.
I was debating whether or not to ski this morning since I have midterms in every class I am enrolled in today. I decided that skiing would be a good way to relax and get my test-taking juices flowing. It turned out to be more than that - a bitchin' morning! Jer slept through his alarm so we had a little later start this morning as he picked me up around 5:30. Since it was just the two of us we headed straight up to the Butler Fork trailhead. We had to dig a little in order to get his car in, but not much (one of us really needs to get an all wheel drive car). The ascent was swift, but not super fast. The sun seems to be coming out remarkably earlier nowadays since we had light for most of the actual clim
b (not so for the approach). Has and Matt Cline caught up to us just as we were about to descend. It was nice to see them out, but we couldn't wait around since we were trying to get a second lap and they only had time for one. I finally got my GoPro Camera in the mail yesterday so I was stoked to use it. I was busy studying last night so I didn't have the chance to test it and make sure I did everything right, but I figured it couldn't be too hard. I turned it on to get some first person footage for the first lap down the trees. The skiing was great. The snow was deep and light. I couldn't figure out how to stop the video so I thought I was getting video of our quick transition at the base of the hill and for the skin back up. This skin was much faster. The powderkeg is fast approaching and I need to push myself to get into shape. This was a great opportunity to do so since I know Jer can keep up. We quickly arrived again at the summit and then skied off t
he south side and back down to the car. These turns were just as good as the north facing stuff. I don't know how long this will be the case, however, since the sun will be beating on it all day. It really was a beautiful morning. We got to the car, dug a little to get the car out, and we were on our way to school. With a little studying during the drive (or what little studying I could do with Jer's incessant gabbing) I was able to do well on both my tests this morning and I hope to do so again this evening at my final one. During lunch I tried to check the video on my new camera and I found that I must have installed the SD card wrong or something because it didn't have a second of footage on it. Oh, well. I am sure I will get out again soon. Hopefully I will have time to test it out in my house before getting it out on the hill. Peace.
Your new camera works as a type for this blog: all this time you thought you were saying something you haven't said a word.
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