This past weekend was the second field trip with the back country ski class I am taking. The plan was to get in some skiing, dig snow caves and sleep in them. It was a success...
At 4:30am Saturday morning much to the delight of Natalie my alarm started going off. Ross and I were scheduled to be on the road headed to Mt Baker by 5am. Anyone who knows me knows I was less than excited to be up so early but after a Red Bull and some cereal (breakfast of champions) I was feeling better.
Skinning up |
After a few hours of skiing we rolled into camp and chose our sites to dig our cave for the night. Ross and I lucked out and got a primo spot in a large berm of snow. This cave was going to be awesome!
It took just under two hours and lots of sweat but we built a sweet cave. We had room to fit all of our gear and lay down comfortably. The pictures make the ceiling look low but we could easily sit up with room to spare. The only tight spot was getting in and out of the cave as you had to go down under the wall through a narrow cave area. You can see Ross digging out that part in the picture down below.
About 3pm everyone was wrapping up their construction so we decided to get in a quick ski down the Swift Creek drainage right behind camp. The snow was pretty nasty and had a crust on top that kept even the best skiers on their toes. It was nice to be out and good to warm up on the climb back to camp.
Digging in |
Cozy in the cave |
backpacks. Once you get 30+ pounds of camping equipment moving it does not want to stop. We did a quick debrief at the parking lot and headed back to Seattle.
The next trip is at the end of the month and I have my fingers crossed for better weather that time around. All in all sleeping in a snow cave was a complete success!
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