Skiing in New Mexico, Spring 2008
When spring finally arrives, all I really want to do is go climbing in the glorious sunshine. However, spring skiing is also pretty fun. The first pictures here are from the Santa Fe ski basin after a great post-season dump, March 10-12. The second set of pictures are from Taos on Memorial Day, and the classic spring Lake Fork tour. It was just Haj, me, and Aaron this weekend, because everyone else was off CLIMBING.
Amy skiing after work during the spring storm, which hit on a Thursday. Photo (and the next couple: Aaron.)
The sky was clear down lower on the ski hill. Here's Thorsten and Amy.
That Saturday, we went back up. More snow had fallen; this was one of my favorite ski days of the year! Here's Lenny hiking up.
Amy.
It's always windy at the top.
Aaron skiing down.
Amy and Lenny hiking up for another one.
Amy skiing goofily in the trees.
Taos - Lake Fork Peak, Memorial Day Weekend
Aaron and Haj near the bottom of the hike---we started at the Bavarian Lodge---still lots of snow!
Amy hiking. Photo (and most of the rest: Aaron.)
Amy.
Amy and Haj coming up Kachina Peak.
A view of Lake Fork Peak, which we skied first, and the chutes in the foreground, which we skied next, before skiing out.
Amy on the ridge hiking over to Lake Fork.
Aaron and Amy on top of Lake Fork Peak. (Photo: Haj)
Amy and Haj skiing down Lake Fork.
Amy and Haj hiking out of that bowl to get back onto the Kachina Peak bowl.
Aaron.
Aaron again.
Haj.
Haj, again.
Aaron and Haj traversing out.
Haj getting some last turns, possibly the last ones of the season.
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