2007-04-07

No easy way up today


No easy way up today
Originally uploaded by surferdwa.
The day started around 3:45 am. I woke up with anticipation of my alarm going off at 4:00 signaling a start to an adventure. I cooked some breakfast, packed up the car and headed up to Ski Santa Fe without waking up Tiffany.

Putting the skins on by headlamp and starting the ascent in the pre-dawn clouds which hung over the mountain was amazing. Quite. The only sound was the wind in the trees and my skins on the snow. I headed up the Millennium lift stopping for pictures and to catch my breath in the 18°F morning.

The descent was beautiful. Sticking to the steep trees for the first half, I was able to score un-skied powder turn after turn. The second half the sun had begun to peek through the mist and I bombed some blue runs, eventually finishing my run at the car. Gotta love it.

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