Snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park

We recently went snowshoeing with Jenny's work friend John Jost in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was kinda warm and the snow was compressed. But we needed the shoes when we went off trail. Despite the hype, snowshoeing is really just walking. It has a certain novelty but I mainly see snowshoes as tools to get somewhere in the winter, not much of a pursuit in their own right. It was still a lot of fun though.
































In this shot, I'm standing on a frozen lake.
































Not much snow down in the valley.

New Skis

I bought a pair of Atomic ARC's from the early 80's for $8, and two pairs of Atomic Procarve X's from the 90's for $15 a pair. The Procarve's have never even been drilled, they are perfectly pristine. They are going to be made into an awesome adirondack chair, although I'm tempted to ski the Procarve's for a weekend or two first. They are pretty long at 190 for each pair.

I know my cousin Jenny is jealous. Who else remembers these?

Go ahead and drool.

First, the oldies.




















































Notice the quality LOOK bindings.

And now, the newer atomics.

Snowmobiling

Snowmobiling rocks! We went on a snow mobiling drive, they handle like jetskis and go really really fast. :)