George and Mike getting ready on the October Patch: Mike skiing down with some interesting backlighting: and toward bright wildflowers on the way down: Is Stev shadowboxing while
Skiing the Method Man Patch A short video (30 seconds) of John’s first run: This was John’s 69th consecutive month skiing. Bella and Stev: John taking another run:
Stev spraying corn snow on his first run… Three Georges… …a couple closer looks one George at a time… George taking another run… Stev starts another run… …and
A link to Casey’s video from the day: https://vimeo.com/133252323 Looking across Caples Lake at our destination: Casey looks across Winnemucca Lake on our way up: Stev makes a
Bee and Flowers on the hike in: Makisha starts on an fierce intercept course: Stev takes another run: Penny watches as Stev starts down… …Penny turns her head
We took multiple laps on the October Patch until a storm came in. Spence: John spraying it not saying it… …further down… Spence: Stev: John: Spence: John: Spence:
Our destinations: Here is a link to a report from Casey on snowbrains.com: Triumph of Tahoe Turns @ Carson Pass, CA Casey on the approach: Stev pointing to
First, there was a recon mission the previous day, August 31st, to make sure that skiable snow would be available. The blue arrow points to the “October Patch”