December 22, 2002, Paradise

Ned_Flanders has already provided yesterday's Tatoosh report. It was a pleasure meeting and skiing with him and Simon. Today JohnB and I skied from Paradise to do several runs in the Edith Creek area. John has recently undergone brain surgery, gamma knifing, and chemo (and is in remission!), so to see him out again was a blessing. John was trying his new gear, K2 Shuksans with Dynafit TriStep. He kept kicking off the TriSteps (if you're going to go Dynafit stick with the Model 4, the old-style model with the groove to accept ski crampons. IMHO the TriSteps are not an improvement over the Model 4.) Visibility was not perfect, but was an improvement from the day before. As on the day before, the snow was nice for around here and coverage is good, however, most of the usual venues around Edith Creek/Golden Gates/Mazama Ridge are getting tracked.