Since we live in a four season climate, Jason and I promised each other years ago that we would take advantage of the area throughout the year. While I love to downhill ski, the cost is quite prohibitive for a regular outing. So, when we moved to Montana, we sought out a good ski swap and outfitted ourselves in cross-country ski gear. Little did we know that there were so many styles of cross country, let alone gear choices. Once we were outfitted (Taylor started out in a sled behind us) we made a point to get out 3-4 times each year. We tend to drive west tot he Rockies as far are we can and then ski a mountain road. The tracks of a car seem to be a good width for our ski's, or for a more back country experience, Jason will break trail for us.
So, on New Year's day, we took out our gear only to find that Daniel had now taken over my ski's and Taylor had moved into Daniels old boots. It didn't deter us, though, and we enjoyed a nice outing (with me on foot) on the west fork of the Teton road.
Now, as a woman, I would have stopped driving about 300 yards back. However, men think differently and live on the edge, so, if you look closely, you wills ee Jason;s truck completely stuck. "Don't worry," he said, "let's ski and then we'll dig out." So we did...
We skied into Mills Falls campground and did a wee bit of cross-country ski downhill. Fun!
What a good lookin' group of skiers! We even tried to make a fire...
By days end, we were all a bit frigid and ready to head home for a nice cup of hot chocolate.
But not before digging out the truck!
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