Maybe gloves would be a good idea. duh
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EB welcomes us all to his snow
park with open arms. EB is known as a gracious guest who will
even turn on the heat if you stay at his house and it is below 20
degrees outside. Vivek in yellow, Gary in Red, and Daren in the back in
blue. |
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Here EB accepts an ovation for
doing just about nothing. Vivek takes the ovation in
stride. Daren is in the background. |
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No ovation for EB here.
Although I just noticed two of us are hauling pigs and the other two
aren't. How'd we get tricked into that? |
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Last happy shot of EB for a
while, albeit a great one. |
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Daren the cuisinary artist,
Vivek his expert assistant and Gary gives us the Gary look, free of
charge. |
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Dueling toothbrushes. |
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Heading up to Marsh Lake camp. |
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Avy crown. 2-3 feet thick.
We were warned there was extreme avy danger with 20 feet of snow by Mad
Eye Moody, the park ranger. He was only off by about 15 feet, but
his avy danger prediction wasn't too far off. The region had
recently had a large dump of snow. |
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Another. We saw about 6 of
them. None of the slides were massive. Cool to see nevertheless.
All on N to NW facing slopes. |
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The kitchen masters scan the map
with a gourmet snack. Daren 'the fly' likes his cap pulled so low you
can see the bottom of his chin when he looks at you. |
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Gary with the Gary look. |
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Daren kicking his skis off when
we are trying to go. |
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Me at the lake before Marsh
Lake. This is where we ate lunch. |
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Gary pitching the Mini Me.
Notice he casts us the Gary look as if we were single women. |
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Vivek with the duct taped shin.
Did those shiny new boots come with duct tape, or did you have to pay
extra? |
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Me cooking dinner in our newly
remodeled kitchen. It gets cold there at night. One lady
said it was -12 F at night. Sounds colder than it was, so we're
not too sure about that reading. |
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EB and I. EB can't welcome
us to his camp because he's holding the bandana. |
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Here EB finally has a chance to
welcome us to his camp. Gary sends the Gary look to any
single women reading this web page. Vivek is scoping out the
summit of Bear Creek Spire (4 miles away) with his headlamp while Daren
pulls his balaclava too far down over his eyes, just like he does with
his baseball cap (you can almost see his chin). |
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Three primary color amigos. |
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Anybody get the number of the
mack truck that hit me? Maybe gloves would be a good idea. duh |
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Daren looking to see if we were
playing with hotdogs again. |
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Card night. Daren and Vivek. |
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EB, with the mad professor
look. Again. |
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The GARY look! |
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Me, captivated by the Gary look.
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Base camp manager, EB |
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Gary, above and beyond us all. |
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Gary skiing up to Morgan pass. |
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Daren skiing up to Morgan Pass. |
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Same. |
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Gary summits the Morgan Pass
boulder. If the Gary look didn't get them, this shot will. |
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My extreme tele line. Yes
there is a turn in there, two to be exact, and no large divot holes
I'll have you know. . |
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Why is Daren covered in
snow? And what, by golly, caused the large hole in the snow
behind him? |
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Hmm, now why is Vivek covered in
snow? Vivek is in the back as Gary races in front to send us all
the Gary look. |