Work: yep, been a lot of that lately. I've logged my all time record of ten days in a row working(heh, its a lot for me), and it felt pretty much like a blur. Which is where the laziness comes in. I haven't been taking any good pictures lately because I've just been working, and I've been too worn out to deal with writing any new blogs. The ski season is almost over, though, (at least for the resorts) but until then I'm just trying to log as many days as possible. The weather has been very warm, and the snow has been, well, variable. Glop, glue, mashed potatoes, sludge, sticky white crap, however you want to describe it "new" or "powder" has not been an oft used adjective lately. But, the sun makes the days pleasant if nothing else.
Speaking of wet snow, the last good ski adventure I had was about two weeks ago, the day after returning from the desert. Danny, Trish, and I met up with Dakota and Kristo at the summit of Vail pass for a day of back country skiing. It was my first day of spring skiing this season, and has yet to be rivaled. The terrain shots I took were a bit lackluster, but there were lots of classic people shots. Here is Danny and Dakota taking in the ludicrous flying pink elephant that we saw. The shot of the elephant turned out blurry.
Here's a shot of Kristo finishing up our best line of the day. The snow was excellent wet corn smeared on top of a nice hard base. It was delicious and creamy. This was Kristo's first ever day of ski touring, and his outfit was totally classic. I was psyched to have his great personality and lively jump turn as part of our team. Overall our day involved a lot of distance for not a ton of downhill, mostly due to some sightseeing, but afterwards it was great to be able to see out tracks glistening like golden trophies for all to see from I-70.
On a more serious note, I talked to my longtime friend Stefan Griebel on the phone this morning and it seems like he will be alright. This is him in the ICU after breaking three vertebrae in his neck in a ski fall at Mary Jane last Sunday. On the last run of the day he was mocking down a groomer and felt his ski "doing something weird." Posed with the split second decision of whether to try and save it or take the dive, he opted to go down, and doesn't remember anything until he was looking up at the sky with his sunglasses broken and blood on his face. He finished the run, but eventually checked into the clinic, feeling dizzy with blurry vision. Many hours later it was determined he had three fractures in his neck vertebrae. Luckily he is alright and was able to go back to work today. Anyway, working at the resort this season I have seen many grizzly wrecks and have seen more friends go down skiing. Just be careful, especially with the sticky snow. peace.
Speaking of wet snow, the last good ski adventure I had was about two weeks ago, the day after returning from the desert. Danny, Trish, and I met up with Dakota and Kristo at the summit of Vail pass for a day of back country skiing. It was my first day of spring skiing this season, and has yet to be rivaled. The terrain shots I took were a bit lackluster, but there were lots of classic people shots. Here is Danny and Dakota taking in the ludicrous flying pink elephant that we saw. The shot of the elephant turned out blurry.
Here's a shot of Kristo finishing up our best line of the day. The snow was excellent wet corn smeared on top of a nice hard base. It was delicious and creamy. This was Kristo's first ever day of ski touring, and his outfit was totally classic. I was psyched to have his great personality and lively jump turn as part of our team. Overall our day involved a lot of distance for not a ton of downhill, mostly due to some sightseeing, but afterwards it was great to be able to see out tracks glistening like golden trophies for all to see from I-70.
On a more serious note, I talked to my longtime friend Stefan Griebel on the phone this morning and it seems like he will be alright. This is him in the ICU after breaking three vertebrae in his neck in a ski fall at Mary Jane last Sunday. On the last run of the day he was mocking down a groomer and felt his ski "doing something weird." Posed with the split second decision of whether to try and save it or take the dive, he opted to go down, and doesn't remember anything until he was looking up at the sky with his sunglasses broken and blood on his face. He finished the run, but eventually checked into the clinic, feeling dizzy with blurry vision. Many hours later it was determined he had three fractures in his neck vertebrae. Luckily he is alright and was able to go back to work today. Anyway, working at the resort this season I have seen many grizzly wrecks and have seen more friends go down skiing. Just be careful, especially with the sticky snow. peace.
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