Picto Diary - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 January 2020 - Ski like a girl

Above: (28) Empire Lodge. Deer Valley. 20 January 2020.

Image #1. Bishop's Office. Pre break. Skiing with eleven year old granddaughter X, and her friend E...and son-in-law, B1b. Girls go into the trees. You ski the groomed run to the bottom, then watch the trees from below, hoping they emerge. X is entered in a Big Mountain competition in the coming days.

Image #2. 'Cake and Bishop (in goggle reflection). Empire Lodge, outside. Post break. Skiing with 'Cake.

Above: (29) Bishop's Office. Empire Lodge. Deer Valley. 21 January 2020.

Mid AM break. KAT and the Actuary listen to ski tips from Utah ski establishment figure, Icarus.

22 January 2020

No skiing. Food shopped for TIMDT. Caught up with work at home.(30).

Above: (30) Red Cloud lift. Deer Valley. 23 January 2020.

Fog. Snow was good, though. Just slow down in the fog. Pre break: 2x Peeler. Post break: 6 runs with KAT and Bird.

Above: (31) Bishop's Office. Empire Lodge. Deer Valley. 24 January 2020.

Bishop's Office. Mid morning break. The Actuary, The Quartermaster, Guzzi, and KAT. Partial Bishop at left.

Flat light. Slow down a bit. Stay away from hyper challenging runs. Sundance on. Few skiers on the Mountain. — at Empire Lodge.

Addendum:

"Better audacity than retreat!" I like it!

Drummer j,
Lehi, UT

I have promoted the SDT safety bar doctrine that the default position for the bar is down and one need only announce that it is coming down now. Saturday after long delays in the chair, a young woman asked if she could put the bar down. It was my pleasure to explain the SDT Doctrine.

Peterbilt
Bountiful, UT

What a crazy experience to have someone say that you can only ride up with them if you agree to not use the safety bar! First not using the safety bar is a really unwise idea for a wide variety of reasons. Second, trying to impose your unsafe will on another skier seems beyond the pale. What did she expect you to do? Jump off the chair? Truly one of the crazier stories I have heard this year.

Regards,

Delhi PJs,
West Jordan, UT