18 cms fresh last night. I HAMMERED the hill all day. Run after run in the trees.
This is the only run I did in the open, on a southern exposure (I only mention that to explain the lack of depth in the snow. It was face shots everywhere else). That’s Pete Bruce wandering down in the fluff there.
Couldn’t stop to take pics today. It was simply too much fun, and we just kept up the pace all day. Something around 45-50 000 vertical feet today.
I’m so-o-o-o-o tired.
14 cms of freshies this morning at Apex. I guess it’s all still good. It figures that it winter would come back. After all, it’s spring now.
Here’s a local Apex legend by the name of Wendell on the hike out to Secondary.
It’s sort of snowing really hard, like it did the whole time I was there.
Wendell again dropping into the Pencil line.
Yours truly at the bottom of the Pencil.
Wendell again on another lap of Far Out.
‘Nuff said.
Not your usual filler today folks.
If you’ve ever gone out riding or skiing or something with me, you will know that I’m all about the risk management. It’s inherent with the lifestyle. You’re always thinking about it, weighing potential hazards against your mood and the day and whatever else might be a factor. I’m always fascinated by what different people see as scary or dangerous. Some people I ride with consider me conservative. Other friends of mine can’t even consider some of the lines we enjoy as rideable.
I think the most dangerous thing any of us do is drive. I do a lot of it, and it’s when I do my best thinking. I was driving up to Apex to get some late season pow in and thinking along these lines and it struck me that you have no control over what the other guy is gonna do. If someone comes around one of these corners in the wrong lane you’re not going to be able to do much about it.
2 corners later we found this. We were on scene within 2 minutes of the accident. Some poor woman had a heart attack (I’m guessing, but it sure looked like it) behind the wheel and swerved into oncoming traffic. The couple in the other car were injured but are going to be OK. I think the lady who had the heart attack probably died before the impact. Barb got a good workout on the first responder skills today.
At the scene of 2 wrecks in 3 days. Hmmmmmm…..maybe I’ll slow down just a little bit.