Back in May, our friend Danielle invited us to go backcountry skiing at Crystal Mountain. It was my first time at Crystal and I’m excited to explore more of the terrain once the snow starts to fly again.
Such a gorgeous day to be skiing up hill! Not too hot, but warm enough to not need extra layers.
We skinned up to the Summit House and took a nice break on the patio. We looked like lizards, splayed out on the patio, soaking up the sun. A perfect picnic spot!
Skiing down required a bit of navigating thru narrow patched of connected snow. When I got to the bottom of this, I looked up and couldn’t believe it. I am so proud of how much more confident I am on skis than I used to be. Yes, getting down this took me long than it took everyone else on the trip, but years ago it wouldn’t taken me at least an hour – and I definitely would’ve cried.
Today’s adventure took place on land stolen from the Duwamish and Puget Sound Salish.