With Whom: Jer and Jed (both in from Colorado for the weekend)
Time: 7:30 to 3ish
Ski Conditions: Uh...
I was under the impression that general conference was going to be broadcast throughout the mountaintops. Imagine my disappointment when we had been breaking trail through at least 2 feet of snow for a couple hours and I can't hear a single word from the brethren. I expected that when we arrived at the top of Bonkers we would be able to hear the brethren coming from the "tops of the mountains." We could not hear them. Instead, we had to simply ski down in blower snow over the head on every turn. All things considered (deepness, steepness, length, speed, etc.), I believe this to be my best run of the year. It honestly was one of those runs where I started laughing to myself halfway down because I couldn't believe what I was skiing... and in April! You had to gasp for air in between turns because the snow just kept engulfing your face. The visibility was bad. Which was a bummer. The photos had the potential to be epic, but instead they are just pretty cool. I have commited to either read the talks from this morning or listen to them online, so I don't feel too bad about missing it for skiing. I mean, if I was really supposed to be at home watching it don't you think it would not have been such an amazing ski day?
Jer breaks trail on the approach to Bonkers.
Jer reaps the benefits of having broken trail.
With the flat light, it required some creativity to make the photos look okay.
Jer gasps for air in between turns. What does his face look like?...
A close up of Jer's face from the last photo. I am not sure how having his tongue out helps.
Dude, that was a lot of snow.
See?
Jed proves that he can still ski powder even after living in Colorado for so long.
Did I mention how much snow there was?
I took advantage of a cool photo op during the exit.
I actually think these are two of my favorites from the day.
Jeesh that is some deep powder. Looks like fun.
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