After failed attempts at a mountain trip, Ryan and I headed to CA to find some sunshine and corn snow . . . all in all, it turned out to be a great week of seeing old friends, skiing some of my favorite runs, and checking out places I’ve always wanted to (like the Palisades glacier!).

Home sweet home on the Palisades Glacier! (photo: Ryan Hokanson)

The underhill couloirs . . . they skied great!! (photo: Ryan Hokanson)

The V-notch and U-notch . . . also skied great, and are Sierra classics I’ve wanted to ski for awhile! (photo: Ryan Hokanson)

Mt. Agassiz – yep, we skied this one too – the obvious line from the looker’s left of the summit. (photo: Ryan Hokanson)

Bergshrund navegation . . . creepy! (photo: Ryan Hokanson)

Time to ski! Me entering the Underhill Couloir 🙂 (photo: Ryan Hokanson)

More turns – me in the Thunderbolt Couloir (photo: Ryan Hokanson)

Hooray for bootpacking! (photo: Ryan Hokanson)