Nothing beats having a bunch of old college buddies come visit for a long weekend of skiing. Day after day of huge plates of eggs and bacon, pitchers of beer and old stories, getting out in the mountains we love, snow caked grins, and bottomless powder makes for another all-time weekend. What follows are a few photos of Shredfest 2010.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-zachattack Zach attacks the money shot stash.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-zachattack-525x351.jpg)
Zach attacks the money shot stash.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-doghike Man's best friend... Or his worst enemy when he steps on his ski tails.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-doghike.jpg)
Man's best friend... Or his worst enemy when he steps on his ski tails.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-treelane Dropping In](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-treelane.jpg)
Dropping In
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-zora Zora takes her turn.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-zora.jpg)
Zora takes her turn to ski. er swim.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-skin Ben is psyched for another lap.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-skin.jpg)
Ben is psyched for another lap.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-cornice Graybird scenery.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-cornice-525x351.jpg)
Graybird scenery.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-pow Faceshots!](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-pow-525x351.jpg)
Glorious faceshots!
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-morgan Chris' radioactive skis annihilate the pow.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-morgan.jpg)
Chris' radioactive skis annihilate the pow.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-group The gang. "Will you stop taking photos so we can ski?"](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-group-525x351.jpg)
The gang. Will you stop taking photos so we can ski?
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-benvert Ben finds the deep spots in the glades.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-benvert.jpg)
Ben finds the deep spots in the glades.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-skinup Skinning up the sastrugi streaked ridge to the summit of Marble.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-skinup-525x351.jpg)
Skinning up the sastrugi streaked ridge to the summit.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-avalanche Do you see what happens when you kick a cornice over a thin, rotted snowpack with no bridge? Do you see what happens Lebowski?](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-avalanche-525x351.jpg)
Snowpack wasn't so deep everywhere, here we kicked a cornice over a very thin and rotted SE aspect.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-chrispole Having fun with a borrowed fisheye lens.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-chrispole-525x351.jpg)
Fun with a borrowed fisheye lens.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-rachelben Rachel and Ben were all smiles when the sun came out. A day of bluebird powder skiing is on tap!](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-rachelben.jpg)
Rachel and Ben were all smiles when the sun came out. A day of bluebird powder skiing is on tap!
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-shredrachel Rachel hits the steep and deep](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-shredrachel.jpg)
Rachel hits the steep and deep
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-ben Ben opens it up on a quick descent into Mud.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-ben-525x351.jpg)
Ben opens it up on a quick descent into Mud.
![photoessay-marbleshredfest-zachscenic Last run of the day with views of Yule pass](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photoessay-marbleshredfest-zachscenic-525x351.jpg)
Last run of the day with great views.
Nick Thompson brings an incredible amount of skiing and mountaineering experience to WildSnow.com. Nick grew up climbing and skiing in the mecca of Telluride. He has a super attitude and incredible drive, making Nick one of those people who is terrific to be in the mountains with.