Ski Day

Ski day at Bogus Basin, last Wednesday March 1st. Beautiful day, snow sucked. Has been melted and frozen enough times that the base layer has taken on the consistency of concrete. The good news is that it's 37 degrees outside now and raining hard. If it weren't dark out, I'd fix some microwave burritos. Not much to see from the kitchen window otherwise. You see, it's dark outside. Yes... Anyway, as I was saying, Wednesday was a lovely day regardless.

Up the ridge and the No 1 chair.


More of the same.


Boise, Idaho as seen from the top of the No 1 chair and Deer Point. Note clean air.


Dead pine snag at the top of Deer Point. Scenic, oh yes.


Knuckle draggers in repose.


Another disturbing trend on the mountain, perfectly healthy adults using small children as 'mules.' Oh, the humanity.


The backside of Shaefer Butte and the No 6 chair, as seen from the top of Second Chance.


The top of the No 6 chair.


The Lonsome Pine. Que up from the left. If you shake it more than twice, you're having fun.


Ladies room. Mind the badger.


Looking out toward the Grimes Creek/Idaho City area. Where men are men and sheep are afraid.


Life on Cloud 8.


Like a pie cooling on a window sill.


Mores Creek Summit, as seen from halfway down Paradise.


What I had suspected all along.


Rush hour, Wednesday morning, bottom of Chair 6. In the middle of the week, there are no lines. You, in California, I said no lines.


Deer Point, as seen from cat track at the top of Shaefer Butte.


Scenic trash.


Coming up on the bra and panty tree at the top of Chair No 3. Every ski area has its bra and panty tree. You can't ignore tradition. The old bra and panty tree used to sit about 2/3 of the way up Chair 6. They cut it down several years ago. Rumor has it that it had become fetid and diseased. Anyway, this is the new bra and panty tree.


Bras. And panties. Land sakes.


"Start again."