This month, I seized a beautiful, sunny, early spring day to head up the mountain, and I convinced my Dad to come along! Dad, Zoe, and I decided to ski up the road like February, and two weeks made a big difference. Warm and sunny weather meant skiing without coats on, and the views were much improved by the clear skies.
We made good time and made it to the ridgeline just below the summit. Soft snow made the last, steep stretch feel pretty brutal going up, but that meant extra satisfying turns on the way down. Soft, corny spring snow was fun to ski down, and much softer than my earlier ascent. Both Dad and I mixed some good tele turns in with our survival mode backcountry skiing; Zoe enjoyed her sprint down the mountain.
Another great day!
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