A little skiing

Got out kind of early to do some backcountry skiing this morning. Actually, snowboarding - funny how it seems natural to use those terms interchangably. The few people that I saw out on the hill (A couple snowboarders, maybe 6 skiers & telemarkers) all asked how the snow was, wished me a nice day - seems like people don't care what you're sliding on anymore, as long as you're out doing it. Probably backcountry folk are a little more accepting than the average resort-goer, too...

Anyway, a beautiful day, dazzling blue sky, and only a little flutter of wind, even at the summit where I rested. (For non-Nevadans reading this: No Wind = RARE.) Tahoe was beautiful, low clouds covering about half the lake. Wish I'd had the camera along - Mich has it with her to take pics of the new babies in Chico. Probably get a few of those up later today.

Here's the general area I was in - parking off the road at the lower right, hiking up toward the ridge on the upper left.