mapadu
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I went skiing yesterday. I needed it, Winter needed it and we finally got outside to play. The girl had been cooped up in the house for months on end and when she saw me move my skis near the door; she knew what was up. She spazzed out like usual and the old routine played itself out. Soon, she?d be running down a snowy mountain in a state of bliss and she knew it. Just like riding a bike.
Snow has fallen here often lately and with the recent 18? dump on Loveland Pass, the base was blanketed with enough goodness to make conditions very, very nice.
Boot top, semi-tracked powder on the upper snowfields. Not bad for October 19th. I took a few turns in the trees a bit lower and found thin cover, but the funneling gullies held an excellent cover of creamy, packed powder all the way to their ends. Winter was in all her glory.
I befriended a snow-shoer who saw me taking photos and she kindly offered to snap off a couple of me. She wound up taking a video, which turned out nicely, but she forgot to shut the camera off and it became a 30-second clip containing five seconds of skiing and the rest is me standing stopped with my dog running in circles. If you wanna see that, click:
http://www.uvm.edu/skivt-l/?Page=image_ ... ct0013.avi
Or, for a couple of frame-grabs, see:
and
It was quite nice to get outside and make some turns on such a beautiful afternoon. A pretty cool season-opener. And the forecast is looking good for the days to come...
Snow has fallen here often lately and with the recent 18? dump on Loveland Pass, the base was blanketed with enough goodness to make conditions very, very nice.
Boot top, semi-tracked powder on the upper snowfields. Not bad for October 19th. I took a few turns in the trees a bit lower and found thin cover, but the funneling gullies held an excellent cover of creamy, packed powder all the way to their ends. Winter was in all her glory.
I befriended a snow-shoer who saw me taking photos and she kindly offered to snap off a couple of me. She wound up taking a video, which turned out nicely, but she forgot to shut the camera off and it became a 30-second clip containing five seconds of skiing and the rest is me standing stopped with my dog running in circles. If you wanna see that, click:
http://www.uvm.edu/skivt-l/?Page=image_ ... ct0013.avi
Or, for a couple of frame-grabs, see:
and
It was quite nice to get outside and make some turns on such a beautiful afternoon. A pretty cool season-opener. And the forecast is looking good for the days to come...
