The picture is from my last lap of a pre-dawn ski. I realized that it was going to be a busy day, and that my only chance to tour with the demo skis from the Mountaineer (Karhu Guide XCD and silvretta 500s) would be very early by headlamp. However, now my young staff are stopping by the office every free period they have ... the word is out ... the Trouble slab a 5.2 friction climb on campus is in perfect condition. During the past 30+ years it has only been skied a couple of times, first by Lindsay Putnam, ex-USST racer and a charter member of the "Ski To Die Club." Yesterday, it got its 4th and 5th descents.
Too old, and too much work is the answer I have been giving the young staff!