Action, finally

It's been a rough two weeks of work, but it looks like we'll finally be able to get out to the backcountry this weekend.  Sort of.  Caroline's work "Christmas Party" is tonight, so it would be a late start on Saturday morning. And all of this new snow means an uncooperative avalanche forecast.

So. Running laps at Elfin Lakes / Red Heather Meadows it is.  Should be good - it will be the first time in the backcountry this entire winter season, and I can keep working on those tele-turns.

Click here for the map - after the parking lot, you can see a very visible trail heading out into the woods. We'll be somewhere along there.

In other news, we've discovered that we can go for a quick skin-up ski-down run at Cypress in the morning and still make it to work by 9am. This is our latest attempt: