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| View of the summit during the climb up - that's the face I skied down |
Yesterday I was driving up to Pyramid to go for a quick ski when I decided to go up Sharatin Mountain instead. It was so beautiful outside and I really did not have any pressing commitments - so why not?
Sharatin is a much bigger mountain, and a 4 rather than 1 1/2 hour commitment. I also had no gear in the car. I realized I was wearing clogs and had even forgotten to wear socks. No food, no raincoat, but certainly a perfect day. So I decided to just do it anyway.
Getting my gear together at the car I realized that I did have Nora's day pack and that Stuey had left a puff jacket and pair of used socks in the car. So I had socks to wear in my ski boots, a too small puff jacket in case it got cold, and a pack to carry it all. I was all set and so away I went!
And it was totally worthwhile. I got to the summit in 2 hours and then skied most of the way back to the car in one long swooping 2 mile ski run. I got back to the car less than 3 1/2 hours after I left it.
A quick trip indeed!
Patrick
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| Me at the top with Nora's tiny pack carrying the skis |
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| I skied almost 2 miles to the far end of the snow visible in this photo |
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| My tracks off of the summit |
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| The radial engine and propellor for a B18a bomber that crashed on Sharatin in 1941 |
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| That's the LONG ski run - and I still had a 1/2 mile of time on skis to go! |
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