{"id":6443,"date":"2013-12-10T22:32:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T04:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=6443"},"modified":"2013-12-10T22:32:17","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T04:32:17","slug":"tr-baldy-goodbyes-1-dec-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/tr-baldy-goodbyes-1-dec-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"TR: Baldy Goodbyes (1 Dec 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My good friends Jenny and Susan are bound for a great winter of skiing in Japan. While I enjoyed my last ski with Jenny on the ski area’s opening day<\/a> before she departed, Susan stayed another week. We joined up for our final ski (until spring arrives) on Baldy. <\/p>\n

We were joined by Susan’s friends Owen and Sebastiaan. After a sled ride up Washington Gulch, we began skinning to our destination.
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In short time, we were at the top. Susan and me.
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The clouds lingered over mountains just south of us, creating magical light.
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North, the skies were crystal clear. I marveled over the coverage of one of my favorite peaks, White Rock<\/a>.
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After wavering over where to go and what to ski, we finally decided on the south side. The ridge led us there.
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Sebastiaan dropped in first.
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Susan.
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Owen.
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Though the snow was variable, we did find some pockets of powder as we descended into the trees.
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One last ski in with a dear friend before her departure to Japan. One last blue bird day before the next big storm. It was a day well-spent \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

Here’s to a great winter…. no matter where you are!
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