Just as the leaves started to fall around Bozeman, the snow started to come down with it. It's pretty nice to see, snow capped peaks up high and golden aspens down low... certainly makes saying goodbye to summer a bit easier to swallow. We happened to get enough snow the week of October 16th to dust off the boards, break out the snow shoes and see if we could snake through the rocks up at Bridger Bowl. My super athelete married couple friends convinced me to go with them on 22nd, and it was certainly worth the hike.
We decided to head up to the "Apron" on the north edge of the ski area. Blue bird day, around 30 degrees, pretty much perfect for a hike. After an hour or so up (my friends were nice enough to be patient as a slugged my way up)... we were surprised to find knee deep powder, which the dogs couldn't get enough of.
It was a perfect Sunday to start off what we hope will be a fruitful backcountry ski season in Big Sky Country. Got the heart rate up, made some good turns, didn't scrape any rocks, and the pups slept like babies by the fire all afternoon. As did I.
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