Awesome awesome birthday – and so much else that has been going on. Although really just the skiing.

- Marte: Jose and I on first chair. 50 degree chutes that went on and on and on - hundreds of feet worth. Sluff coming down ontop of me which was both cool and unnerving.
- Skiing until my legs just died (seriously - I was at the point where I would have rather straightlined and crashed then try to turn my skis)

- Next day - Marte was open again. More exploring down chutes and faces with Ted and Chris (roommates)

THEN today, too windy for Marte, but a crew of us pretty randomly hooked up in the slack country and six of us – Tim, Mattias, Ted, Chris, and Dan and I toured up to the ‘Officina’ an area of more chutes, etc. including some pretty gorgeous boot packing straight up along ridge lines. I did none of the trail breaking and am still utterly exhausted. The guys did not help my ego by continously exclaiming how EASY it was being last. Almost all of them are six footer guys with long legs that can step up stuff I have to crawl up. (mattias, thank god - is not six foot and understands my pain)

It was all worth it before we even started down - but we picked the right angle on the face, and had gorgeous snow.

Wonderful wonderful couple of days. If the wind doesn't die down, if marte doesn't open - more touring tomorrow! So for now - BED!