After three long days of driving, I finally arrived at the Alta Peruvian Lodge to begin my winter job. The season doesn't open until the 15th, and the snow cover is pretty spotty, so the main occupation at the involves socializing with the other employees (there are about 25 here so far) and taking hikes around the area to scope out ski spots. I've yet to start working in the kitchen, but there should be some work for me in the coming days. The scene here at the APL is very relaxed, and pretty much everyone is laid-back and easy to get along with. However, there is a strong undercurrent of tension since everyone has been talking about skiing and riding, talking about their gear, watching ski movies, and pretty much everything else aside from actually skiing. There is a cold front moving in that will hopefully bring some new snow in the coming days, so we'll see what happens.
Here are some pictures from a hike we took the other day:
Mt. Superior
A huge gap jump in the foreground, Mt, Superior in the background
looking up towards Wolverine
Alta with just a bit of snow
the Alta base area
the group at the top of Grizzly
I like snow.
On sunday we received a few inches of dense snow, so today a bunch of us hiked up the shoulder of Baldy to take some turns. It was surprisingly good skiing, and although I was scared of destroying my skis on a rock, it didn't happen.
Hiking up to Baldy
High Sunspot across the bowl
a frosty Mt. Superior
Baldy after riding down
The Alta Peruvian Lodge (left) and our dorm (right) dwarfed by Superior
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