Snowy Monk: SLAY: the Vid!

Monday, May 6, 2013

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go."

-- T.S. Eliot

Here's the vid from our trip.

Tips:

Carry a light load - this is not what you want to look like... I think with our skis, boots, bags, water... our bags were under 30 lbs. This is the way to go. Light, fast & free. Makes everything much more enjoyable

Don't eat 10 lbs of beef ribs the night before... if you are Alexis.
If you are with Alexis, and he demolished 10 lbs of beef ribs, don't ski behind him for the rest of the tour.
Pre-purchase your checked bag for your skis... and they may not charge ya for the oversize
Stay at the Yosemite Bug Hostel on the way home... the spa would have done us wonders. For our muscles & for making friends on the ride home. The Amtrak didn't smell that great... but we certainily didn't help.
Cache, Cache, Cache! It's awesome... here are some cache ideas. Also note that at TM, there is a garbage can & recycling... so no worries about packing out there.

Curry paste, pre-cooked rice, canned coconut cream, canned straw mushrooms, bamboo shoots, tofu?.

Cherish the logistics/train travel.
Stay two nights at TM hut, and go ski Ragged Peak, Unicorn Peak, Johnson Peak, go check out Cathedral Peak...
Think about the Yosemite Border Tour to Ostrander (in Moynier's book).

Regrets

And a final Thanx to:

Brandon for hosting us in Mammoth, picking us up at the airport, and giving us a ride to the trailhead.
Rob & Laura - the TM winter rangers for being awesomely zen.
Johnny & Paul for cache-ing the food and making this possible.

Fun Rating of 1.

Snowy Monk