We had mid winter conditions at Breckenridge April 3-5. It snowed about 10" on Saturday, after several feet during mid-late March. The temperature at 13,000+' when I took this picture was approximately 8 degrees with a northwest wind at 20 mph. Invigorating. It was, as they say, "hero snow" - powdery yet formed enough to keep you on top of the snow. I had not skied all season, but my ankle held up, and I was able to drop off the summit ridge and make turns on the steep bowls. It was so inspiring that I am getting a full pass to Taos Ski Valley for next season. I have to be up there, an ancient home for me. There is something at once immense and intimate above treeline. The world congeals into an atom up there. Although you can see for hundreds of miles, distance fades to a room made up of hushed strokes, sheer mountain walls flatten, and you live in the hollow smell of cold and the rotation of your knees.
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That's beautiful!!! I can see how it could be very inspiring!!
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