Almost Routine

We got the water back around 3. Turns out the water main broke 1 block over and totally flooded out the street. That has got to suck since it was like -15 last night and I assume the place is a skating rink right now.

Basically another ski day for me and a rest and relaxation day for Kim. I took out my Alpine Touring setup for the afternoon. It is not quite as beefy as my downhill rig so it took a little getting used to in the steep terrain. I was definitely a bit beat from yesterday which was full of cliff hucks and a really nasty crash: I got cliffed out in a tree section which was basically a jumble of rocks with a bunch a trees sticking out. The rocks weren't visible as the 3 inches from the night before had covered them. I picked a line that required a 30 ft straightline and then a sharp left to clear the cliff and maybe a 10 ft air. Anyhow, I committed to the line, pointed my skis and hit a rock about 10ft into the straighline. I crashed hard and got pretty twisted up but managed to extricate myself and ski out the rest of the line to an audience of appreciative Aussies. But that was yesterday and thus why I was a little banged up today.

I mostly kept my skis on the ground today and just hiked around trying to find some soft snow. Conditions were ok and there was some nice, stiff, wind transported snow which allowed for some quality turns. I spent most of the day skiing Teocalli Bowl and hiking back out. Here is a picture I took standing above the final pitch before the boottrack back up and out.