Silent Running

Our posts title comes to us

courtesy of the Mike & the Mechanics

song playing at the base area today as

G. Tewks and I wrapped up our quick

afternoon tour of the newly opened

sections near Lenawee at Arapahoe Basin.

Rapidly passing clouds reveal occasional blasts of sun.

Ski patrol tracks on West Wall over yonder.

Ol' Gene Tewks meandering...

...Down to this warning,

"Take er' easy there dude."

Finally, something different, bumpy, cruddy,

not groomed, enjoyed this.

...Number of visits this season.

Gonna try to make it back for at least

uno mas. X-mas hordes will soon invade

through New Years, keeping me away.

If we don't make it back next week,

ski ya next decade.

Going Through the Motions

I had to pick up the skis

that I dropped off nearly two weeks ago

for a tune. A Basin had reported 7.5"

over the last 72hrs. That .5'' really

makes a difference too. Today was one

of those riding for the sake of it days.

Mostly flat and windy, cold as well.

Ol' Gene Tewks and B.o.B., all business

The snow wasn't to bad, it's just getting REAL

deja vu like out there as nothing new is opening up.

I wanna ski some bumps n stuff.

The ski shop at the base did an awesome

edge and wax for just $10, It made a big diff.

Come back for more later as we hope

conditions will improve by years end.

Safety First at A-Basin!

The Shust and I came up to

The Basin on this Monday, to

check out the fancy new safety

measures now in place on "Exhibition

Lift", safety bar freshness...

Today is the last day o' November.

One month left in this dirty decade

...unbelievable.

No holds barred, but this bar's held...I said.

white winding way.

Andrew and Crisp rolled up after

a few runs, joined us fer some more.

Sunburst Sillouhette "68".

Ski Patrols' been packing the steeps

gotta get mo' gotta get mo sno!

Come back soon,

Hasta la vista...gravy.

Sunshine Day(Yep, just like the Brady Bunch song.)

Went to A-Basin today...too nice not to.

B.o.B. at wheel, me in the gun, Johnny on pics.

Coming down from Loveland Pass

to Arapahoe Basin.*photo by Johnny O

"Kickin' it" in the lot.*photo by Johnny O

Crisp, B.o.B., and the Tewker in back.

Me and Andrew, arm extended self shot.

"Cleek."

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.

Exhibition Lift, Patrol Hut, and "The Beach" Panorama

Dog Party and friends.*photo by B.o.B. enhanced by me.

(Andrew, Me, Johnny O, Crisp, and Gene)

...Send snow somebody...NOW! bye.

White Lines.

No illicit drug reference here,

just lots of lines in the freshly fallen

11" of snow accumulation.The past 3 days

here at Arapahoe Basin have been bountiful,

praise Ullr.

Zig-Zagged

Crosshatched.

Intertwined.

Just absolutely crazy-assed "S's"

DJ Crisp came along to lay down some tracks.

Dukie and the Disc.

Nice all week is the forecast,

so another visit this week is

highly likely.