Jack’s “Glacier” Our destination: Spence: Will he attempt a pond skim? Video: Spence taking another run: Stev hiking to get to snow remnants on the other side. (Usually

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

Since the skiing was so good at Saddlebag Lake on July 11th, a return trip was in order. Spence on the Saddlebag Lake boat taxi: Many tadpoles in

We were not stopped by rumors of there being no snow around Saddlebag Lake. George had boarded Conness Glacier a week earlier and found some snow. During the

A panorama on the approach: L to R: Heart Patch, Spence, Eric, Strip Patch, Dunderberg Peak, Hidden Glacier and Hidden Glacier Pond. Eric starts down the Strip Patch:

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:

The Lower Creek Patch below Folger Peak. A day with the dogs. Before – Makisha and Penny on the approach: Makisha and Penny are ready for some skiing:

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

Plan A was to head to Ski Lake on Leavitt Lake Road. Leavitt Lake Road was closed, so heading over to the other side of Sonora Pass was

On the hike up I saw this large moth near small flowers: I headed up to the Method Man Patch for multiple runs. The skiing photos below were