Susanna in her Ski Skirt – Photo by Michael J. Sharp For Christmas I made Susanna a fleece ski skirt with matching hat, mittens and scarf. I hoped that she would wear it telemarking and touring. She wears it so much, that I think I will have to make her another one! This past Sunday […]
Horizons
Then, there it was, the ocean, the end of the snow. A clear line, the beginning of one, the end of another.
Tuesday Tease: Waiting for Snow
This year we have added a new tool to our kit. Super-bright headlamps so we can ski in the dark thus avoiding the dreaded flat light.
Night
The skiing exceeds all my expectations. Knee deep every day, hip deep every other day, each day filled with endless untracked powder.
Christmas Eve Skiing
After a pair of false starts in the past few days, days spent slogging rather than skiing, we finally started to skiing in earnest! Today we went with Jennifer, Lance and Charis to an area on Thompson Pass called Vertigo. The snow was great, the weather just fine, the light a little flat. The amazing […]
It Snowed..and Still is!
The crew and 30+ inches of snow…time to shovel! There has been some debate going on in this household over the past few weeks. You see my father and his wife, Susan, are coming to Valdez for the week between Christmas and New Years. The question at hand is: should they bring their touring skis […]