Here's to Brandon Seymore and Lauren Hollens (Seymore) for tying the knot. May long lives of happiness and powder days characterize their guiding lives. Dane and I will be holding down the fort in the Wasatch, a half hour late to everything, including our own weddings and funerals. 

A skiff off fresh snow, stable avalanche conditions, and recent successes on bigger lines lured us away from the roadside attractions to the central Wasatch. There's only so much low hanging fruit to go around.

When you go whale hunting, sometimes you get washed up in the surf. The final 50 feet of snow covered rock slabs blocked our passage to the summit.

For Dr. B, marriage and exciting opportunities in the Sierra and Cascades await. The Basecampers hope to visit.

I learned something new yesterday: PCMR measures snow from a study plot way in the back of the resort by Jupiter Peak. Which explains how they can post 11" on the internet without a speck of fresh down at the Payday chair.