Great days on the Skis!!

About the same time my parents were in town so were my brother Ryan and his wife Sherie!!! We had a sweet time while they were here as we skied every day and ended each day with some fine beers!! All of the skiing was at "The Cone", Mt. Tumalo, or Meissner Snow Park just outside of Bend.Here are some pics of our days on the skis....enjoy


A post ski PBR "Super Tall Boy" after a windy day on the cone!


Bro enjoying a Super Tall Boy after a wind blown day!!


Ryan and Sherie skinning..Sherie is on her new AT setup!!! The wind was crazy this day...


Ryan and I hanging on the back of old FJ at Meissner Snow Park.


Sherie and I looking towards town at Nordeen Shelter.


Sherie enjoying some tea after a few laps on "The Cone."


Me cruising the trees on Mt. Tumalo...


Ryan and Sherie skinning up Mt. Tumalo for an afternoon of tree skiing...


Sherie skinning up "The Cone" with Broken Top in the Background..


Ryan farmin' some pow on the backside of "The Cone."


Me farmin' some pow on backside of "The Cone." Notice the Rime caked trees!!


Ryan and I skinning through the Rimed Trees coming up the backside of cone..


Ryan.....farmin pow...in a very happy state!!!


A Rime caked tree on top of "The Cone." Rime is snow that is caked on in areas of very high wind..Is like popcorn or styrofoam. Peak of Mt. Bachelor is in the background..


Ryan enjoying the view out over the Cascade Lakes...a Bluebird Day,and no wind after a nice snowfall...not much more you can ask for!!


Ryan, Molly, and Sherie taking a break from the climb up Mt. Tumalo....a very poor snow condition day!! But hanging with the family was great!!! Lots of laughs on the way down as it was survival mode skiing which involved lots of face plants and cold necks.....Cheers to family activity and being on the skis!!! The whole week reminded me of being a kid again as this is what I have some of my fondest memories of our weekends in the winter with Mom, Dad, Ryan, and lots of skiing at Sibley State Park....