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Let It Begin

by Lou Dawson December 3, 2009
written by Lou Dawson December 3, 2009

Gliding yesterday
Past winter broke the mohair
Now wax slick, take me


Breaking backcountry ski trail.

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17 comments

Caleb December 3, 2009 - 10:29 am

Looks like a decent amount of snow up there after all Lou.

OLDDUDE December 3, 2009 - 10:36 am

Hey Lou,
Hopefully you are being artistic and not having a stroke. Either way,pretty good.

KrisK December 3, 2009 - 10:57 am

Why the high pressure?
Sun is great but we need snow
Up at Alpental

SB December 3, 2009 - 12:17 pm

Sounds like the NW is getting all of the snow.

jerimy December 3, 2009 - 12:57 pm

Dav alludes to some new touring bindings in his latest post, the Tour 12. He says they are lighter than the Barons. Do you have any info on them?

maadjurguer December 3, 2009 - 1:04 pm

in sleep I see snow
long drive to peaks I ski down
lost in heat of fall

KDog December 3, 2009 - 2:25 pm

first snow comes early
legs and lungs quickly stronger
mind still knows the turn

clear nights grow the hoar
beauty now danger soon
full moon alpenglow

warm ridge flows quickly
quiet snowfall heavy damp
patience no virtue

Lou December 3, 2009 - 4:35 pm

LOL Old Dude! And good seeing the poems, they’re truly great.

Lou December 3, 2009 - 4:38 pm

Caleb, keep the myth alive.

Doug G. December 3, 2009 - 6:22 pm

Voile Fat Skis Here
Soon I Will Shralp Fat Powder
When Finished Drink Beer

Randonnee December 3, 2009 - 11:26 pm

SB, not so good in a lot of the NW, Whistler and Baker have a base but further south is not so great. We had some nice skiing in Nov., now we are in a dry weather pattern. East of the crest here in central WA it seems stuck at the end of October for weather right now.

Randonnee December 3, 2009 - 11:34 pm

New skis two years now

Sit in the garage for months

Waiting for snow base

:ermm:

Lou December 4, 2009 - 9:11 am

First annual WildSnow poetry slam? Where should we hold it?

OLDDUDE December 4, 2009 - 9:30 am

Nuerons take flight on wings of time
prose becomes poetry in the grip of missing pieces
austerity of incomplete thoughts creates the beauty of less
unrequited love of cleverness embraces wisdom and things are
as they will be

Cory December 4, 2009 - 9:52 am

Good snow by my house
But I’m not telling you where
Keep the stash for me

Dan December 4, 2009 - 10:56 am

SNOW, YAHOO! SNOW, SNOW AND MORE SNOW!

Now that’s poetry.

skier x December 8, 2009 - 9:32 am

Aspen ski co and general dynamics
lay together in bed
building bombs for money
making green from red

Aspen ski co and general dynamics
husband and wife
had a great ski run
took anothers life

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