Yesterday it was supposed to rain and then snow, but in the morning on the SAT photo you could see the polar high over the Alaska mainland bulging to the south and over Kodiak. It was pretty obvious, despite the forecast, that we were in for some cold and clear skis. And but the time I left work at 1PM it was already sunny and well below freezing. Time to go skiing!
Nora and I raced up to the pass, and found that it had snowed quite a bit overnight. I'd gone skiing in the middle of the storm on Thursday - so I knew we had 1/2 foot or so at least in the Jibber bowl. But there was a lot more than that and even good snow at the road.
Up on high we met up with Uncle Dicky and cousins Brooks and Zeke, and did a couple laps of the jibber bowl. The light was spectacular, all the brush and trees spackled with new snow, and the skiing far better than expected. We hit it just right.
On the way home Nora commented, 'I'm always in a better mood after skiing'. So true. And we caught the sunset at Deadmans Curve.
Patrick
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