Slow Groovin today. Of course we were the first paying customers of spring 2013, and we didn't even plan it. This is our own local version of a European trailhead gasthaus.
You can still backcountry ski in the Marble area (Colorado, USA), and now you can quaff Stella paired with fine and reasonably priced victuals after your corn ski. Hours will be 7×7 for the summer, 11:00-9:00. Due to a refreshing layer of new snow we figure the spring skiing conditions might be good for a few more days, before our dread dust layer comes to the surface.
Lisa had the tasty 'caveman toothpicks' consisting of high quality sirloin with secret sauce, slow grooved to perfection. I'll testify.
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
