Today was a beautiful day here in Southern Vermont. Old man winter awoke after an almost springlike day yesterday. Unfortunately the thaw left snow that reminded me of the crust from week old Dominoes pizza. Gary and I headed out a little before noon literally skiing out his front door towards the base of the mountain. Our original goal was to do a traverse with two cars. Time has a funny way of slipping away especially when your a responsible adult. We ended up getting a late start and decided on a summit.
Below 3000' the snow was awful. Crusty and hard. As we worked our way up the mountain the conditions became better and better. When we hit the evergreens it was a whole different world!! Fresh pow abounded!!! I only ended up taking one run that didn't really work out the way I planned but it was still fun!! At around 2:30 just below the summit we decided not to stick around as it was getting late and we wanted to be descending by 3.
We kept our skins on beginning the descent which kind of messed us both up. The descent was super narrow, winding, and tracked out icy. This is when my day started to go "downhill". I couldn't make turns, or control my speed. To make a long story short this was pretty much how it was the rest of the way. I ended up bootpacking some spots and did end up getting one more powder run.
All in all it was a good day with good friend. Plenty of Sunshine, fresh air, and smiles.
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