Everyone said the snow in the mountains wasn’t worth going skiing, but up around the galena wash area just past Mt Rose ski resort we found just what we were hoping for–about 3 inches of sierra powder. Especially on the north faces where there was still some snow left from previous storms that hadn’t crusted over. We didn’t even start skiing until 2:30pm, but it didn’t matter. We skinned up and made our way to the peak we were shooting for. When we got there, we drank some mate (tea from Argentina), and then we had a spectacular run on the way back. We were back to the car at sunset. A tourist that was up there with her husband and kids asked us if we did that all the time–like, “do you just grab your skis and go skiing anytime?” “Why yes,” I said, “Would you like any Grey Poupon with that?”

I guess I sometimes take for granted what a wonderful place we live in.

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