Gone Skiin', a 22/23 TR

[byates1]

what up peeps. 2nd day on skis today, figured i'd post up a season.

last year hit 30 different places(lifts)

this year: baker, taos, beaver, pine creek, indy.

new awd van(7th winter in a van) dialed.

hope to ski w a bunch of peeps. here's to a good one!

[byates1]

el reservo

[Mike Pow]

Oh yes

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

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[cat in january]

I went on a skibatical 2016 for eighty nights with forty or so in the car with the rest in hotels huts tents and couches. Van life was just taking off, but I had places all to myself in winter. Guessing it is much more crowded nowadays

[snowaddict91]

Hope we can finally make some turns together this winter! Fresh coat of white here this morning has your old rig feeling at home.

[byates1]

^noice! Yeah I'll ping you when im coming though. We can skin or whatever. None of my passes work around you, but next year if that ski cooper pass is still basically an Indy I'm grabbing one of those.

Heading out to the Bridger's today to shuffle around and continue to knock the rust off.

[byates1]

I went on a skibatical 2016 for eighty nights with forty or so in the car with the rest in hotels huts tents and couches. Van life was just taking off, but I had places all to myself in winter. Guessing it is much more crowded nowadays

Some places, but not really. I've been full time for over 2 years, 6 winters in the van. Mammoth was van central. But that's LA..

Most ppl don't van full time in winter unless they are in the desert.

[byates1]

Snowing a bit in Bozeman, local xc should be back in, Bridger may be skinnable if we get a foot up high

Working 6 days a week for the next month, then setting sail for 4 months.

[byates1]

Early and often. Bridger and a lot of other shit is in. Probably get 10 plus November days. Who knew. Fkna.

[byates1]

cruising around great divide w yeahman today! good times

looking forward to more small montana hills. legit!

[byates1]

showdown, rad montana hill w soft groomers yesterday. work done today, hitting the road for 4 months or so.

put in some hrs on the road, was going to hit silver but wind potentially. kept on, may hit mission ridge tomorrow en route to baker.

[shera]

Following. Looking forward to skiing w you!

[byates1]

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Baker is legit. Looking forward to 3/4 weeks here!

[byates1]

Following. Looking forward to skiing w you!

Definitely! I'll be hitting Cooper!

[shera]

Gah, I wish you meant Copper. So close.

Oh! We need to figure out how to get onto that snowcat. That would be fun.

[byates1]

You live in Leadville and don't have a Cooper pass?

[MakersTeleMark]

You live in Leadville and don't have a Cooper pass?

I laughed.

[shera]

You live in Leadville and don't have a Cooper pass?

Clearly you have not yet skied the gnar that is Cooper. But I'll go with you, then you'll be laughing too.

[byates1]

I've aged out of the gnar. Small hills chill ppl, no lines, that's my jam.

[byates1]

Heavy pow day at baker today. Chasing.a local ripper around no pics. Will get some pics up.

Ppl starfish ing, submarine ing, losing skis etc. Early season legs are feeling it.

Stoked to be here. Place is a rainforest. Ppl are cool.

[byates1]

drove out to ski hurricane ridge this weekend on the olympic peninsula, plow truck caught fire, no road maintenance, no ski area.

looped around the peninsula, good to see the ocean.

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[byates1]

Trg being krunk w photos etc. Will get more pics up later.

Skiing baker all week. May hit mission this coming weekend

[shera]

I've aged out of the gnar. Small hills chill ppl, no lines, that's my jam.

Add in flat terrain and you'll be all set.

I'm starting to study the Chicago Ridge situation, maybe some good touring opportunity there.

[byates1]

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few shots from the pacific coast/olympic peninsula . cool to see the area.