Practice Makes Better*
What a smashing weekend. Riding in the back of a pickup truck with 8 other people, up Alpental road, looking up at the stars, I felt like a kid.
I could go on and on about all the stuff I learned, and how much fun it was. Snow caves, tree well shelters, much faster digging techniques, being the rutschblock tester, group chaos exercises, struggling on a real 45 degree avalanche debris field, actually having fun night skiing on ice (hey, the high winds blew soft stuff into the moguls), drinking pitchers by the firepits at Alpental, bonding with a bunch of quality students and instructors.
My lovely friends continue to shine brightly, as well. All in all, I'm pretty amazed.
*Copyright 2008 Hillside Quickie
p.s. - awesome photo blog Shorpy, my friend Leah?, and my new hero.
I could go on and on about all the stuff I learned, and how much fun it was. Snow caves, tree well shelters, much faster digging techniques, being the rutschblock tester, group chaos exercises, struggling on a real 45 degree avalanche debris field, actually having fun night skiing on ice (hey, the high winds blew soft stuff into the moguls), drinking pitchers by the firepits at Alpental, bonding with a bunch of quality students and instructors.
My lovely friends continue to shine brightly, as well. All in all, I'm pretty amazed.
*Copyright 2008 Hillside Quickie
p.s. - awesome photo blog Shorpy, my friend Leah?, and my new hero.
