This was a day to explore some new routes up and some new lines to ski down. Penny Stev takes a selfie at the top of his first

A picture of Michele taking a picture of Zooey Zooey, Penny, and Michele A colorful rock Zooey Stev Zooey and Stev Stev Zooey Penny Zooey and Stev Zooey

Penny and Zooey Zooey and Stev on the backside of the ridge Stev starts down on the frontside of the ridge Zooey and Michele Stev Penny, Zooey, and

Penny Stev starts… …continues… Stev is followed by Zooey and Penny Zooming Zooey Stev

Zooey Stev bootpacks up The view from the top of my first run. A mostly frozen Dorothy Lake can be seen below. Stev on his first run Penny

Stev starts down… …further down… Stev starts another run… …further down again… Zooey and Stev Beautiful sky Penny, Zooey, and Stev Zooey got the stick

A panoramic view Zooey, Penny, and Stev above a half-frozen Jack’s Lake Penny and Zooey Mono Lake Self-timer sequence: Stev continues further down… Stev hiking back down between

Zooey and Penny Stev skiing the branch slalom course A couple of self-timer photo of Stev slarving the creamed corn snow: Zooey

Penny and Zooey Penny keeping cool Stev and Zooey self-timer sequence: Zooey Penny and Zooey

This day was a dawn patrol mission (waking up and heading up while it is still dark in order to ski before the work day begins) with Michele,