First snow expedition of the 2010-11 season

Today, I made my first trip of the year to play in the snow along with PAW, CWH, KEC, and LS.

It was fantastic. We took a few hour snowshoe near Steven's Pass. There was about 2.5 feet of snow on the road where we parked the car. As the day progressed, we gained quite a bit of elevation and the snow fell harder. By the end of the day, around four new inches of fresh snow had fallen.

It was fantastic to spend time in snow. It was also a nice reminder of the fun I have on the back country during the winter. Today was also a good opportunity to practice some of navigation skills I learned a few weeks ago and the avalanche awareness skills I learned in courses during the past week.

Once we made it back to the car and crossed the pass, we

stopped for a beer at Sky River Pub and Eatery.

It was a wonderful dive bar we will definitely be visiting again.

I'm really excited for the next several months of fun in the snow.