Big Sky 5,
Feb. 9, 2026,
Hi Everyone,
Yesterday was a non descript day so I did not do a post. It was cloudy for most of the day with a 2 hour sunny period around noon. The snow was hard packed and I could have used my Eastern skis. I skied on blue groomers as they were the only trails available.
In the evening after dinner, I was invited to a party at the conference organizer’s hotel suite. I met several of my old friends from previous conferences and made some new acquaintances. The atmosphere is always very congenial at these smaller conferences. Next year they are planning to have the conference in Park City Utah. It has been on my bucket list for many years but this will be the first time that a urology conference will take place there.
Surprise, surprise!! It snowed all night and all day today. This gave us a total accumulation of 8 inches of heavy powder. This snowfall changed the mountain completely. The groomers had powder snow which made them more interesting. I also discovered some expert terrain which was not available the past few days. I skied on double blue and black trails. I found some glorious tree-glade terrain that had full coverage. At one point I found myself alone on a rather steep and narrow tree run. It was glorious. I continued along and found my self on top of a hidden bowl, 200 meters long, reasonably steep with untracked powder. At 2:00 pm I was the first skier to go down the slope. A chance in a life time.
I used to have trouble with tree runs. I would stop at each tree. I watched Antoine fly through the trees without stopping. When I asked him how he did it without stopping, he replied, “ Dad, your skis are 5 feet long and there is 8 feet between each tree. Don’t look at the trees. Just trace.” With some practice I understood what he meant. I don’t look at the trees anymore. I just trace my path and fly through them. Wow!
Love,
Brian
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