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I don't drive much except to ski. This bothers me a little bit but I love skiing and I try to offset that driving by bike commuting and generally only driving anywhere if I really need to.
So when I have a chance to do a 100% human powered ski I jump at the chance! I met a friend (who is now one of our county commissioners) at the coffee shop next to my office yesterday. With all the snow we have been getting, especially down here in Gunnison, I suggested it might be time to ski the W. I haven't skied W Mountain since the big 07-08 season and have been watching it closely every winter since. My friend said he'd love to ski it if I was going so we'd watch for a weather window since it was still socked in. The window arrived around lunch time as the relentless storm was finally breaking up. I gave him a call and it was set. He'd meet at my place on his bike and we were going to bike to and then ski W Mountain.
The approach was somewhat challenging. The road hadn't been plowed yet but there were some tire tracks we could follow. It was difficult at times, especially in ski boots.
I was a little jealous of my friend's fat bike, but my trusty old steed "JC" did ok with a little extra effort.
The views of town were nice
It was a bit of a slog breaking trail all the way up. The snow here wasn't all that supportive in some places making for some toil. But it was pretty.
So when I have a chance to do a 100% human powered ski I jump at the chance! I met a friend (who is now one of our county commissioners) at the coffee shop next to my office yesterday. With all the snow we have been getting, especially down here in Gunnison, I suggested it might be time to ski the W. I haven't skied W Mountain since the big 07-08 season and have been watching it closely every winter since. My friend said he'd love to ski it if I was going so we'd watch for a weather window since it was still socked in. The window arrived around lunch time as the relentless storm was finally breaking up. I gave him a call and it was set. He'd meet at my place on his bike and we were going to bike to and then ski W Mountain.
The approach was somewhat challenging. The road hadn't been plowed yet but there were some tire tracks we could follow. It was difficult at times, especially in ski boots.
I was a little jealous of my friend's fat bike, but my trusty old steed "JC" did ok with a little extra effort.
The views of town were nice
It was a bit of a slog breaking trail all the way up. The snow here wasn't all that supportive in some places making for some toil. But it was pretty.
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