Endless Enjoyment, Endless Winter (Not the same bowl)
Everyone has a great passion in their life. Mine is skiing. The problem is that the winter only lasts half the year. The other half I have to twiddle my thumbs and watch ski movies, waiting for the day that I can hit the mountain again. Recently, I began a quest for an endless winter. I am searching for those little pockets of snow in the high country. These pockets aren’t easy to find, and many aren’t worth finding. Over the 4th of July weekend, Brandon Mutari and I found a great pocket of winter at the top of peak 10 at Breckenridge. The snow field is called the 4th of July bowl. Getting there requires driving a super sketchy road (especially if you are driving a VW Passat with no ground clearance), followed by a fairly mellow hike up the side of a mountain. The first turn was a little sketchy, as the mountain allowed us no time to get to know the snow conditions before we were committed to a line. The snow was very light slush, with decent coverage. All said, the journey to get to the top took about 3 hours, including the drive. The skiing lasted just over a minute. What a day. Check out the pictures here.