The Powder Palace

Finally settled into the cabin in Silver Gate this last week. I've never been so happy to be warm, well fed and in the mountains. Now all I need is some more pooder to float. Luckily the weather gods brought me my first face shots of the season over the last week. Beau got our 56k going the other day while I was out skiing... it's slow yet effective.

Here is the view from Mineral Mtn. on a unsuccessful mountaineering attempt on Tuesday. Snow conditions couldn't have been worse on this low elevation maze of rock, snow, and ice. But I was very satisfied to descend from within 1,000 vertical feet of the summit. I'm hoping some new snow can make this goal a reality. The hike was well worth the photo.