From dead dog couloir

We seemed to skip spring altogether this year, going from heavy May snow to 90 degree temps in the course of 2 weeks. My plans for the spring involved lots of great skiing, but unfortunately the means for many of those plans are rapidly swelling the local creeks and rivers. [...]

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Well maybe not fluffy powder, but hard to complain for a weekday morning in mid-May. This ski season in CO (my first here) was pretty mediocre, and certainly didnt live up to any of the CO hype. As the lifts started shutting down, the local snowpack was looking pretty grim, and plenty of [...]

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Sam, Pete, Mary and I spent the last few days at steamboat springs. No big snowfalls, but enough fresh everyday to keep things soft, with a few surprises when putting forth a bit more effort. We skied the resort Thurs through Sat, with short backcountry tours Friday afternoon and sunday morning. I [...]

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Our learn to ski plan continued through this past weekend. Saturday Sam, Jeff G. and I headed out to hyak for a late start. Conditions were warm and heavy (no where near the forecasted 2000′ freezing level), but still really fun. Around 2:30 or so we headed back over to S. West [...]

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On Friday, Sam’s first skis arrived (Shuksanne 160s), so we rushed in to get them mounted (with Dynafit Comforts) in hopes they might get some use this weekend. Last night we called and they were done, so we rushed by on our way back from the race. We slept in a bit today, [...]

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Raced the Alpental Vertfest randonee today. Sam was in charge of a bunch of the setup and planning, so I helped volunteer. Overall turnout was close to 100 racers, with all proceeds going to Friends of NWAC. This was my first time using AT gear and it was definitely a noticeable improvement [...]

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