Saturday morning we met up with my friend Owen to go backcountry skiing. It was a nice relaxed morning. We left Owen's house around 9:30 and enjoyed a nice drive up the Poudre Canyon with little to no traffic. Even though we were driving slow (to keep my car-sick prone dog from puking) it only took us a couple hours to get up there. Any time we can make it up to Cameron Pass without Kuzca puking in the car is a good day.
It was cold when we pulled into the Zimmerman Lake parking lot, but at least there was no wind. Kuzca's paws got cold enough on the hike in that she didn't put up a fight when I put some booties on her feet. We eventually made it up to the hotdog bowl, which was filled with awesome deep powder. We were all pretty cold after the first run, and Christine decided to head back to the car with Kuzca while Owen and I did one more run. Loads of fun, despite the cool temperature.
After we got back, we went to a birthday party where we filled ourselves with fondue and beer. It was a good time and we were ready to spend the rest of our evening at the bar but we couldn't find any takers. It all worked out though, because we had a message on our machine when we got home from some friends that wanted to go backcountry skiing. So all the gear we had just finished putting away got dragged back upstairs.
Sunday morning we met up with our friends Julie, Nathan, and Bob at the bagel shop before heading up the canyon again. Kuzca was pretty tired, so we decided to leave her at home this time. Again, we decided to ski the hotdog bowl and again it was cold. We took some different lines through the bowl this time and we had a blast. Looking back up at the hill, I actually made some respectable looking turns, and Christine took her first good powder somersaults. A good time was had by all.
First stop on the way back in town: The Trailhead (a bar) to have some beer and fries and watch some football. It was a great way to finish a great weekend.
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