December 17, 2003, Paradise

Only recreation specialist in the parking lot at 10 a.m.;  broke trail with a supportive crust w 2-4 inches above most of the time up to the top of Panorama face; had to side-step the last third for ice and crust and de-ski to climb to the top of P. Pt, walked over to McClure and began a glorious powder run down to Golden Gate, then over to the ridge skiers left of paradise river down to the road then skinned up and followed what must have been Gary's XC tracks up Mazama and took a run down skier's left of the left gully and down to the road, skinned back to the truck.  The whole time in light clothing, no jacket, blue skies, sunshine, & powder!!  To bad Regine had to spend time with the 2-wk old grand kid or we would have hit some steeper slopes (above Paradise Valley Road and probably 9-1-1, S-facing on back bowl). abc