Yang, Michael, XY and I left P17 in Wakefield at 11:15am. We planned to do the triangle clock-wise so we tackled the blue trail (#52) first. There were quite a few stretches of long uphill climbs and they were definitely tough on us, especially since we didn't have a chance to warm up. Half way through, the trail started to go downhill more and it was fun. We reached the intersection of #50 and #52 after a few woo-hoos.
Trail #50 is wide and gentle except that the classic tracks were only on one side, probably due to the skiing race. We got to Lac Phillippe shortly and soaked in the view. After that, we pasted a few familiar places: beaches, yurts and cabins and reached Renaud Cabin for lunch at 2pm. The cabin was nice and warm but filled with people. We shared a table with some fellow skiers and had a nice lunch.
We had about 9kms left, from Renaud Cabin to P17 via P19. The tracks were in excellent conditions. I liked the trails in the woods (#51 and #53) better than #50, which has long gentle climbs. The climbs on #51 and #53 are usually steeper but shorter, followed by a downhill stretch. Very fun and you couldn't help but yell "yay!" on your way down.
We got to P17 shortly after 4pm. The sun was still high up and shiny. Yang and I didn't bring enough water with us. We were not terribly thirsty but thought a beer would hit the spot. And that's exactly how we ended our fabulous day of skiing.
Can you tell what's happening in this picture?
Trail #50 is wide and gentle except that the classic tracks were only on one side, probably due to the skiing race. We got to Lac Phillippe shortly and soaked in the view. After that, we pasted a few familiar places: beaches, yurts and cabins and reached Renaud Cabin for lunch at 2pm. The cabin was nice and warm but filled with people. We shared a table with some fellow skiers and had a nice lunch.
We had about 9kms left, from Renaud Cabin to P17 via P19. The tracks were in excellent conditions. I liked the trails in the woods (#51 and #53) better than #50, which has long gentle climbs. The climbs on #51 and #53 are usually steeper but shorter, followed by a downhill stretch. Very fun and you couldn't help but yell "yay!" on your way down.
We got to P17 shortly after 4pm. The sun was still high up and shiny. Yang and I didn't bring enough water with us. We were not terribly thirsty but thought a beer would hit the spot. And that's exactly how we ended our fabulous day of skiing.
Can you tell what's happening in this picture?
Well, Michael's signature kiss to XY, I guess.
ReplyDeleteA wild guess, I could not tell.
DeleteCharlene was right. She must have seen this a few times already.
DeleteMy phone somehow over-exposed to my dismay. When I realized that, the moment had gone already.
wonderful day to do the 24k ski, still had some energy left back to P17, but no water.
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