Harscheisen were a huge help yesterday. When the snow is too hard for skinning and the slope neither steep nor hard enough for cramponing harscheisen, or ski crampons, are the ticket.
The wind howled consistently all morning keeping the snow hard and dry despite the sun. Blake and I were on a schedule and had to be back in Portland by 1:30pm and skiing to the car by 11am.
A fine surprise after a so so morning of skiing was a free coffee at Mountain High Espresso in Welches.
