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December 14, 2003
Back Country Skiing
Today Sarah, Bruce and I skied up to Minaret Vista and dug a snow cave. It was my first time skinning (skiing with climbing skis to enable uphill skiing) and I see the light. It was such an amazingly fast way to travel over the snow. Our first attempt at a snow cave collapsed on Bruce. I was shoveling snow out of the entrance way when *POOF*, there was a big plume of of smoke and Bruce was gone. We did some more work on it and had a decent snow cave after a while. We then made hot cocoa on the snow benches we made. It took a couple hours to get up there and make the snow cave. It was sunset before we started to leave and the views were astoundingly beautiful. Sure was cold though. It was dark by the time we got back tot he car.Definitely a good time had by all and something Bruce and I will repeat soon. This morning it was dumping and very windy. It cleared up before we had a chance to go unfortunately. Hopefully we'll get the chance to try it in bad weather. Good training.
Posted by wonko at December 14, 2003 10:53 PM
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Cold Weather Fact #3257: In order to keep warm in a snow cave with another person, you should get naked and share one sleeping bag.
With that said, I suggest you continue going with Sarah and not with Bruce. That is unless your Snow Cave's door swings both ways.
Posted by: obigabu at December 17, 2003 07:49 AM
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