Wednesday Feb 28 |
 | Hiking 2:34:00 [3]8.2 mi (18:46 / mi) +467m 9:55 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Hike to Echo Amphitheater, then up the Chamisa Trail. The trail was mostly ice and snow, with some sections of mud and dirt. We kicked steps in the ice on the steep traverses. Then we climbed backcountry to the summit of Peak 8800.
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Tuesday Feb 27 |
| Alpine Skiing 4:45:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Dynafit TLT |
| Excellent powder skiing, with some windslab in the open bowls. Favorite descents of the day were everything on Alberta Lift, especially down through the trees on Abracadabra, Tsunami, and Gyro.
On the map, Abracadabra and Tsunami are shown as Black Diamonds, but when I got there, ominous signs were placed all across the tops of the runs, saying Double Black Diamond, Expert Only. Fortunately they turned out to be really fun descents, so I skied them several times,
At the top of one chute a furry white ermine with a black nose and a black spot on the tip of its tail scampered across the slope in front of me then disappeared into the forest. :-)
Later in the day there were whiteout conditions with high winds, and no other skiers in sight. I came to a signed trail intersection, and checked to find the location on my map, but those two trails do not even come close to intersecting on the map. So I just skied through the trees in the general direction of the base lodge.
Apres-ski, I overheard other skiers saying that they were often concerned about getting lost due to the huge amount of terrain, whiteout conditions, the lack of signage, and the signs that did not match the map.
I think this ski resort should hire a couple of orienteers with strong downhill skiing skills to update the maps to coincide with the terrain!
All in all, an excellent day with fun terrain to explore.
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| Yoga 34:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
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Monday Feb 26 |
| Running 46:00 [3]4.6 mi (10:00 / mi) +61m 5:58 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Running along the river. |
| Alpine Skiing 3:30:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Dynafit TLT |
| Mostly icy and windy conditions, with some dusting of powder. Favorite descent of the day was Moe's, with medium-sized moguls spaced just right, with some soft powder.
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| Yoga 11:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
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| Swimming 7:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
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Saturday Feb 24 |
| Hiking 29:00 [2]1.7 mi (17:03 / mi) +6m 10:29 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Hiking to the pond and on the historical tour. |
Friday Feb 23 |
| Note | |
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| Travel to visit my parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, nephews, and nieces for several days for a special celebration. |
Wednesday Feb 21 |
| Hiking 1:00:00 [2]3.8 mi (15:47 / mi) +145m 8:46 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor Trail |
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| Yoga 20:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor Trail |
| Virabhadrasana in the forest. |
Monday Feb 19 |
| Hiking 1:13:00 [2]4.3 mi (16:58 / mi) +64m 10:05 / km | |
| shoes: Merrell EcoStep |
| Hiking along the lake, listening to the thin ice sheets crackling in the sun. |
| Yoga 1:00:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
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Sunday Feb 18 |
| Ski Mountaineering hills 5:45:00 [4]** +1397m | |
| shoes: Dynafit TLT |
| Today our gang of ten (two friends from yesterday could not make it today) climbed and skied Mt. Diller three times. We found a solid snowbridge over the main creek but had to ski down a steep bank to the snowbridge.
The first climb up Mt. Diller was hardpack and icy at the top so I used my harscheisen. Then the dense clouds rolled in and the descent was in low visibility, but we found a nice slope that was hardpack with a dusting of powder - perfect!
The second climb we had a brief graupel downpour, but then the sun came out and the snow was wonderfully soft corn for our second descent - totally fun!
The third climb up the corn snow was great, but it was getting colder, and by the time we descended, the upper slopes were ski-chattering bulletproof boiler plate, but the lower slopes were really fun soft powder. We found our snowbridge, climbed up the steep bank, then descended more beautiful corn and powder to finish up a great day with great friends.
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Saturday Feb 17 |
| Ski Mountaineering hills 7:45:00 [4]** +1406m | |
| shoes: Dynafit TLT |
| Climbed and skied Brokeoff Mountain three times on beautiful corn snow. The fir trees on the ridge at the summit were completely rimed on the windward side. Skied with the gang of 12 friends. We had some interesting navigating on the final descent.
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Friday Feb 16 |
| Tennis 30:00 [3] | |
| shoes: K-Swiss K26 |
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| Yoga 27:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
| getting ready |
Thursday Feb 15 |
| Ski Mountaineering hills 3:57:00 [3]+692m | |
| shoes: Dynafit TLT |
| Beautiful day and amazingly good snow conditions. Climbed Sun Peak and had a very fun descent. Some of the snowbridges have melted, so had to ford the stream, then climb up onto the downed trees that crossed only about 70% of the way across the stream. Another stream crossing had sketchy snow on the log but I managed to ski to the end of the log, then doff the skis and jump across to the far bank.
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Wednesday Feb 14 |
| Hiking 1:12:00 [3]4.8 mi (14:59 / mi) +179m 8:21 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor Trail |
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Tuesday Feb 13 |
| Backcountry Skiing 1:40:00 [3]** +267m | |
| shoes: Crispi CXP |
| Headed up the canyon and found a slope with beautiful fresh powder so reveled there for a few runs.
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Monday Feb 12 |
| Ski Mountaineering hills 3:40:00 [3]** +945m | |
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| Beautiful day. Climbed up three peaks, and had reasonable descents in the "dust on crust".
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Saturday Feb 10 |
| Backcountry Skiing 3:06:00 [3]** | |
| shoes: Scarpa T3 |
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Friday Feb 9 |
| Yoga 1:05:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
| Ashtanga class with a new instructor. Good class! |
| Gym - Weights 29:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Saucony Grid |
| Strength training on weight machines and Swiss ball. |
| Gym - Cardio 20:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Saucony Grid |
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| Swimming 27:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
| At the pool. |
Thursday Feb 8 |
| Running 48:00 [3]4.8 mi (10:00 / mi) +30m 6:06 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Run along the river. |
| Yoga 12:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Asanas in the meadow. |
| Backcountry Skiing 1:31:00 [3]** 9.1 mi (10:00 / mi) +279m 5:40 / km | |
| shoes: Scarpa T3 |
| Ski up the canyon and across the creeks on some rather precarious (but fun) downed tree crossings.
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| C • OK - how big are the downed trees? 1 |
Wednesday Feb 7 |
| Spin Class 1:00:00 [3]18.0 mi (3:19 / mi) +0m 2:04 / km | |
| shoes: Time Action |
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Tuesday Feb 6 |
| Hiking 1:47:00 [2]6.2 mi (17:14 / mi) +167m 9:54 / km | |
| shoes: Dunham Cloud |
| Hike along the meadow and up to the overlook. |
| Yoga 23:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Dunham Cloud |
| Asanas in the meadow, watching the rose-colored sky as the sun sets.
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Sunday Feb 4 |
| Skate Skiing warm up/down 15:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Salomon Pro Skate |
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| Ski Orienteering race 58:00 [4] | |
| shoes: Salomon Pro Skate |
| Gold Medal for the Sierra Ski-O Championship :-)
Bronze Medal for the US Championship :-)
A very fun week with quite interesting courses and met lots of really great people.
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| Hiking 36:00 [2]2.1 mi (17:08 / mi) +67m 9:41 / km | |
| shoes: Merrell EcoStep |
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Saturday Feb 3 |
| Skate Skiing warm up/down 10:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Salomon Pro Skate |
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| Ski Orienteering race 1:24:00 [4] | |
| shoes: Salomon Pro Skate |
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Thursday Feb 1 |
| Skate Skiing warm up/down 10:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Salomon Pro Skate |
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| Ski Orienteering race 48:00 [4] | |
| shoes: Salomon Pro Skate |
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