Wednesday, December 31, 2008

December, huh?

Okay, here we are.

Winter break is here, that's nice. The family came up and joined Alfred and I for a few days, while we skied, sledded, and ate. Bridger Bowl is nice, Benjamin is sort-of turning on his snowboard, and I'm starting to get the hang of this telemark thing. But not really.

Tomorrow the plan is an adventurous journey to Discovery Ski area West of Anaconda. No reason, except that I haven't been there and I'm not working.

Sometime in the recent past I went up Mount Ellis with Alfred and Zach for some skiing. The snow was soft, but only about a foot deep with no base, so the skiing was slightly hazardous.

The avalanche conditions in the Gallatin area are currently horrendous, so backcountry skiing is probably out of the question until things settle down a little.

Here are some pictures from the Mount Ellis trip:

Potentially following: Photos from Discovery.