The Snows of July

A few months back I came up with the plan to make use of this past winter's bountiful snow to attempt 12 months of skiing. These pictures were taken last weekend bringing July in as month number 10. While the snow may not have been balls deep, the approach certainly was long and arduous. It was about a 9 mile hike in to 11000 feet above the Paintbrush Divide in Grand Teton National Park. I estimate we got in about 1400 vertical feet of skiing before the long walk out. While tiring, it was worth the effort as you can see from my friend Sam's ear to ear grin. We are still working on a location for our August ski. Perhaps by September there will be fresh snow on the ground.