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Do I Sound Like a Broken Record? Indy again…

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Colorado backcountry skiing
Dan this morning on the Continental Divide at about 12,000 feet near Independence Pass, Colorado. Geissler #2 in background. Interesting conditions. Cold air lingers over the region, by 9:00 AM only the easterly exposures had softened enough for silky skiing. We took advantage of that by doing a mellow double, first skiing an eastern shot then hiking back over the Divide and dropping to our car at the trailhead. These are days you can easily ski safe, high quality snow till evening. Work called me away too soon today, but I’ll be back up there over this weekend — like a broken record, over, and over, and over again — and worth every skin glide, stumbling scree plod and snowy step kick.

(If you need to know what a “record” is, check the almighty Wicki.)

Posted by Lou on May 31, 2007 | Filed Under Trip Reports Backcountry 

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One Response to “Do I Sound Like a Broken Record? Indy again…”

  1. ray b. May 31st, 2007 5:06 pm

    go lou go…hope you don’t find a griz’ in a hole. just remembering you’re previous year’s experience with that elk. plus all the ruckus.

    peace

    ray

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