Well, first ever cat-skiing, brought to yours truly by Bob Niccols at Monarch ski resort. Twas a sunny Sunday, following 11 inches of fresh powder, when the crew rode up the lift to meet the bright yellow machine. Mike Mulligan would have loved it! Here’s inside the cozy quarters:
Strapped on my powder ski rentals and tried to look like I knew what I was doing. How’s this?:
Didn’t really do so well, but it was quite an adventure. We would ski down one at a time and then whoop and holler for the next one cruising through the snow:
The photos tell the whole story cuz Bert even caught me after one of my falls into the fluffy pile of powder that somehow managed every time to fly up my back:
David, Elias, Craig, Tina and Bert all had a blast, while I was in survival mode. Did have a few moments of “aaaahhh”, and plan to do better next year after another ski clinic. This is the end-of-day smile I’m going for:
