An After Work Excursion
Well, I planned on doing quite a bit of stuff after work – repairing my bike, doing the taxes, finishing up work on a clients site – that was until I caught sight of the North Shore mountains whilst driving home. Seymour was just sitting there, plastered with snow, so inviting. Decision made.
Got home – ran in – got changed – geared up and I was off.
I ended up pulling into the car-park a little after seven so with it still being early spring (sun still sets early) I decided to cheat and take the chair. In typical Seymour fashion I skied right onto the chair with not even so much of a glance from the liftie for a pass (yes, I do have one). About 15 minutes later I was skiing up Brockton towards the backcountry.
The tour up was uneventful and went by quickly when I wasn’t stopped to shoot a photo. The snow was grippy and made for an easy climb. I ended up swinging around to the west ridge of first peak and had the pleasure of climbing up in the golden glow of the setting sun. The ski down was good (much too short in my opinion) with many nice wide turns to be had.
I arrived back at may car a little after eight and besides getting a “where did you come from” look from a patroller there is not much to say. In-bounds snow was a mixed bag but made for some fun super-g powered ski turns.
Mission accomplished.
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