BaconStrip East on the Solstice

At the risk of inciting the ire of powder-deprived west coast BaconStrippers, here’s how we spent the Solstice in the Front Range.[Photo credit: Dean]

Cameron Pass has been a lucrative source of powder this year. It wasn’t at its best on the Solstice (kind of a flexie proto-crust), but it was eminently skiable once we got it figured out. Cold it was, but the weather kept it from getting too crowded. Thanks to Dean, Bob and Dave for making space for me in the trip at the last minute.

Amen, brothahs and sistahs, can ya gimme hallelujah…verily, we spent the day in the Church of the Steep & Deep. And I know ye are righteous, for the fires of Perdition were far away indeed…far, FAR away, as it was -18C with a nice, pleasant 30 mph westerly breeze and heavy snowfall, and we all know what that means. Here’s occasional BS lurker and former Renoite Greg “Harshie” Harshfield at Butler Gulch on the 20th. Your Scribe apologizes in advance for the incompetence of the photography in this image. Great snow there, and seemingly endless terrain. Butler Gulch ROCKS despite its popularity. Your Scribe had never been there before and offers his profuse thanks to Greg & Frau for their hospitality. [They also turned me on to the Golden City Brewery and their very wicked India Pale.]

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