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In early December, 2003,
Banner and I joined some friends from Stanford University
in British
Columbia for a wonderful ski trip. After watching
Banner enthusiastically
charge through neck deep powder day after day, I
no longer have any concerns
about his physical ability to complete the Pacific Crest Trail.
He's a natural
outdoorsman!
 Skiing
into the Flavelle Hut
where we spent a lovely week! |
 The "Posse" posing in front of the cozy Flavelle Hut where we lived in relative luxury... |
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 Enjoying
yet another gourmet
meal in the Flavelle Hut! |
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 Banner
LOVED the snow! He'd
be the first one up in the morning,
spend about five minutes munching some dried kibble and then be out the door to romp in the
snow for an hour while we silly humans labored
to cook, melt
water, put on layers and layers of clothing, strap on ski boots,
etc...
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 Banner
instantly learned to stay in
the ski track and out of deep snow... |
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 Unfortunately, he never quite learned to avoid stepping on the tails of our skis in his enthusiasm to follow us up the hills... |
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 Mt.
Joffre with a halo of cloud...
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 Examining the snow profile for stability... Overall, snow conditions were pleasantly stable throughout the week. It was great fun to refresh our skills in digging profiles and performing transceiver searches! |
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 Banner looking heroic... and maybe a bit cold too (below).  |
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 Continual
snowfall provided fresh, light powder every day! In this photo
you can see Banner's line at far left... He decided to thread
some trees and a cliff band and plunge straight down the "steep and
deep!" Maybe I should buy him a helmet!
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 Banner would frolic in the snow all day, apparently without tiring. But when we returned to the hut, he would immediately collapse on my sleeping bag for some well-deserved snoozing! |
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