Penny standing in the shadows above the falls and below the Poison Creek Patch Stev starts down on his first run Stev skiing in the shadows Zooey joins

Stev on his first run (self-timer photo) Zooey and Penny waiting for Stev to start another run

Zooey, Penny, and Michele The view looking up The view from the top of my run Stev starts down Zooey and Stev Michele skiing back Zooey and Michele

We originally planned to ski somewhere off of the top of the pass. However, the large amount of snow meant that there was limited parking up on the

After hearing that Sonora Pass opened earlier in the day, my wife Michele encouraged me to head up to Sonora Pass for a dusk patrol recon mission. One

Penny and Zooey Stev on his first run Stev further down on his first run Stev on his second run Stev further down on his second run A

Zooey leaps down while Stev bootpacks up Zooey and Stev on his first run Stev on his first run (self-timer photo) Michele did some recon while I bootpacked

Penny and Zooey Zooey and Penny set the pace on my first run (self-timer photo) Stev on his second run (self-timer photo) Penny and Zooey follow Stev on

We headed back to Monitor Pass since the skiing was so good and there were more lines to explore. On my bootpack up I saw a centipede in

Stev, Penny and Zooey A panoramic view looking up at Leviathan Peak Fire Lookout A silhouette and a shadow of Stev Penny watches Stev Penny and Zooey follow