Another weekend of skiing.

On Saturday, I did something rare for me: tele skiing.

Larger and heavier skis, larger and heavier boots, climbing up to a bowl and then skiing down.

A little different from my main passion in winter. I have not been tele-ing in two years. Needless to say, I did more telemark falling than skiing. 🙂

Still, it had all the ingredients for a great day in the winter backcountry: Great scenery, fresh powder and good company.

The site chosen was Butler Gulch. We almost went to Jones Pass. The fit of CDT nostalgia was almost too much to take. 😉

It was frickin' cold out (12F at 2pm! God knows the windchill!), so a burger and hot drinks at at a small cafe' in nearby Empire was the ticket for the end of the day.

On Sunday I did an introductory ski touring day.

Continue reading Tele Skiing (falling!) and more touring at PMags.com.