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| 1st gondola up courtesy of Aspen Powder tours- and this after a foot of new snow overnight. |
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| Ridge of Bell - normally knee high bumps |
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| The cats waiting for us . 12 per cat . 3 of them |
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| About a mile along Richmond Ridge. Am used to skinning this with Chip. What a nice change. |
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| Disgorging from the cat. Acres of foot high pristine powder awaits. |
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| Bottom of first run of the day. Doesn't get any better than this. |
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| And Mary thinks so too. |
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| View westwards to Aspen Highlands and Highland Bowl |
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| How good was that ! |
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| Waiting to take us back up. We had 10 runs in total each of about 1000 feet of vertical |
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| In our cat , we had 9 skiers and 2 boarders. Here, the boarders are bringing up the rear. |
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| Each run was in an untracked part of the mountain . Never did the same run twice. |
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| M sets off on last run before lunch - following the guide |
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| still going well ! |
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| Lunch provided & brought up here to this remote little cabin high up on Richmond Ridge by snowmobile earlier in morning. Wonderful spread - hot and cold - and roaring wood burning stove in the middle of the cabin |
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| All the afternoon runs were down the east side of Richmond Ridge. Less sun affected during the day and therefore better pm skiing. |
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| Homeward bound |
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| Stopped to dig out and tow this snowmobiler in a spot of trouble |
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| A deserted Copper Connector on our descent into Aspen long after all lifts closed |
