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Gorgeous! When and where was this?
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Looks like a lot of snow. Have you been skiing much?
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Nice! Keep posting, I've always been interested in the Pyrenees. Are you there permanently or are you returning to Tahoe?
Winter is getting a slow start out here at least in Tahoe & Utah, looks like we may begin to catch up this week.
backcountry in the backyard, looking over lake Superior
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I went on a little tour yesterday, partly to get off the groomers and also to get a read on the snowpack. We could definitely use a refresher storm... or two. Big Bear Lake, CA.
Scaled the heights of Jay Cooke State Park, outside Duluth, MN.
kids did really well and had a good time. Great snowpack(rare for us)
kids did really well and had a good time. Great snowpack(rare for us)
I did a lift assisted backcountry mission to the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain (CA) from Bear two days ago. Conditions ranged from dirt to shin deep sugar pow and made for a great day, although I did snap a lower on one pole with a plant too close to a rock. 
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Destination.
View West, Big Bear Lake and San Gabriels.
Topped out.
Zen lunch spot.
Turns off the top.
Break time. Pole.
Nearly home.
My last turns we're after 5:00.
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View West, Big Bear Lake and San Gabriels.
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Nicely done.
It is cool to see photos of the mountains of Southern California, an area I know little about.
Nicely done.
It is cool to see photos of the mountains of Southern California, an area I know little about.
Thanks @4ster, would love to share it with you sometime! This was 4 day old snow, a couple of cut-off lows have kept things fresh, will need a good March to set up for corn.
Got up to Bluebird Backcountry near Kremmling, CO this weekend. If you're not familiar it's a backcountry "ski area." Beautiful day with really nice and fun people. Highly recommend. There was even a mid mountain hut with free bacon
. In the bottom photo, the left side of the peak with the open field is where most of skiing was done. Not the greatest conditions with breakable crust earlier in the day, but the more it was skied and sun helped soften it up. They had a very nice rental fleet of Black Diamond skis, Dynafit boots, and Weston splitboards. I wish something like this was around when I first tried touring.
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sometimes forgetting your phone can be a beautiful thingI had a nice simple short tour on lovely snow last week, but forgot my phone. You'll just have to believe me.
Yupsometimes forgetting your phone can be a beautiful thing
