Early season snowfall allowed pleasant cross country skiing up at Murry Summit. Soft snow in the shade and melt/freeze crusts in the sun. As of 12/7 bare patches have appeared, there is more melt/freeze and even some ice, but still worthwhile.
Gotta love the interesting tracks!
Hoping for sufficient cover, I went back to the area where I had my last good powder runs last spring in the Schell Creek Range.
I'd call it fair to good skiing on wind eroded facets, but there were patches of wind crust too. Rocks and timber lurked beneath the snow which was roughly 2 feet deep. Not complaining! It was fun.
I truly enjoyed the wintry mountain scenery too.
Yesterday (12/9) I went for another tour seeking turns. Entering the Schell Creek Wilderness, I was happy to see I was amongst the permitted groups.
Back to the promised land. This time I checked out the glades far right.
Rugged terrain across canyon. Steep skiing anyone?
Good skiing here! Much less wind affected than the open bowl. Obstacles again lurked so I kept the foot off the gas.
So danged good to be on skis again!
