Gentian Meadow

After an Altadena getaway that included a lot of great gravel riding I was eager to get back on snow. Figured I'd go up to the Mammoth Lakes basin where the coverage was best.

The day started with fog in Bishop, snow flurries during the drive, and low clouds with mild temps at the trailhead.

Skinning up, the sun poked out enough to see the crest above Sky Meadows.

 Looking down to Lake Mary while heading up.

Nicely flocked trees and Duck Pass

With a reported 2" of snow yesterday I was anticipating a "dust on crust" scenario, but was quite pleased to find nice powder skiing on north facing terrain.

Skiing in these glades was good despite low light at the time.

Took a real nice run in here.

It was so good I skinned up for a second run!

Great to be on skis, in the mountains again.