We had a pretty eventful weekend and got out and enjoyed being outside a bit with the baby. Saturday we went out to the Fairy Lake Area to
hunt for a Christmas tree in a little less snow than expected. We always turn it into a bit bigger ordeal than it needs to be but it is always an adventure. Julia came along in the backpack and got a kick out of tromping around in the snow. Sunday Jenny and I packed Julia up again and threw her in the backpack and skied up Beehive Basin down in Big Sky. The weather was perfect and there was tons of snow up there. Probably the best skiing in MT right now. and Jenny tried out her first couple of Telemark turns on a mellow slope. The thought never crossed my mind but it was so bright out we had to figure out how to cover up Julia's eyes. We threw on some goggles as a temporary solution. Next mission is to find some baby gogs or sunnies.
In other news I got news that I am riding in the
21st Annual Mount Baker Legendary Banked Slalom and I am
stoked. Unfortunately not too many other MT people made the cut in the lottery so far.