Monarch, Colorado

Saturday, February 1, 2014

So much powder that I didn't know what to do with myself. Two hikes up Mirkwood - first to Orcs, which was untracked, and then to Staircase, although I think we hit the less steep parts of it. No cliffs in sight, despite dire warnings and forbidding signs. Ski straps are the best invention ever. No way I'd be carrying my skis on my shoulder for 20 minutes.