October 4, 2009, - Heliotrope Ridge

Nice job!  A new candidate for father of the year, and son of the year!  Good looking form on those turns. 

Looks like Heliotrope is the place to be for October...Let's go, fellow lemmings!

Glad to hear you had a good time Sunday Gary!

I was up there Friday, and it was definitely nice to be in fresh snow.  Can't wait for actual winter.

That is a long drive for you Gary.  Glad it panned out.
Brian's first BC ski trip?  Seems a little overdue.  I look forward to meeting him on the hill.  I hope that he has Jan's gift for trail breaking.  ;D

Great photos. Dana, Abe and I were there late sunday, and more then likely past you guys coming down on our way up.

Here are some of our photos from the day.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=112394&id=583488359&l=16641f7161

-Lee

Nice work! We must've just missed you. Nice to see ya gettin' the youngin' out. I don't see enough of that. A nice day, eh. BTW, nice pictures. Hopefully see you guys out there in the future.

My Heliotrope Pics.

that's FABULOUS!

great work early in year.  ;D

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That is a long drive for you Gary.  Glad it panned out.
Brian's first BC ski trip?  Seems a little overdue.  I look forward to meeting him on the hill.  I hope that he has Jan's gift for trail breaking.  ;D

Brian is going to the UW and this year has his own apartment, so we have a place to stay. It makes trips to the Cascades more practical. We have been encouraging him to join us in the backcountry, looks like we have a new partner. If this trip was any indication, looks like he has a pretty good motor!

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Great photos. Dana, Abe and I were there late sunday, and more then likely past you guys coming down on our way up.

-Lee

We did pass you as you on the trail, you must have made good time both up and down the hill. Nice pictures.

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Nice work! We must've just missed you. Nice to see ya gettin' the youngin' out. I don't see enough of that. A nice day, eh. BTW, nice pictures. Hopefully see you guys out there in the future.

Thanks Jason, yes it was a nice day. We did talk with you guys briefly, about 1:30. You had just dropped off the ridge and had stopped in the bowl, we were skinning up. Your pictures are amazing..........

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that's FABULOUS!

great work early in year.  ;D

Thanks Alisa, and everyone else for the kind comments......

Gary and Jan

It was nice running into all of you. It really was a amazing day of sunshine and pow.
At one point I counted 15 seprate peeps tracking out the area.

Click here for a long boring version of the trip

LUV your tr kyle -- mr poster boy  ;) ... not soooo boring ... a really great read!

btw .. i've always loved that pic of you boarding at white pass with the glacier lilies .. one of my favorite hummel shots