May 7, 2005, Castle Saddle Dorothea's B-day tour

Some regulars Gary vogt ,Gary Peniston,Ken Zirinsky  and myself skied along on Dorothea Driggers 75th Birthday tour of Castle Saddle,Castle Pinnacle saddle and South slopes beyond. Reflection/ Stevens Canyon road open with 3' of road cut on the uphill side. Snow conditions still not corn but getting better.Lots of snowball and wet sluff evasion but still good skiing.Snow peters out on south side slopes and is good for about 1000' run. North facing better quality.  We had a nice chocolate birthday cake at the end. Dorothea finished first with a masterful run down through woods one of her many specialities! Her birthday is actually tomorrow on may 8th.

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