Back in Montana

I've returned to Montana and life has hit me full on.  After I got back I tagged along for a ski trip in the mountains.  Western skiing, apparently is different from East Coast resort skiing.  You find the place in the rugged and abundant mountains in Montana and you just go.  Then you climb back up, catch your breath, and go again.  Man it is freeing.  And dangerous.  Besides the fact that the easiest slope was harder than most blacks on the east coast, there is the real threat of avalanches.  Most people who go to the harder areas wear beacons and often carry shovels.

(1) I borrowed various people's equipment, which all fit me, somewhat.  (2) Fresh avalanches.