We are still alive and well, just been either too busy or too lazy to update stuff. So here are a few pics and synopsis of what has been going on around here...
2009-2010 winter has been a good one around the Kern River Valley. The normal El Nino pattern here is wet and warm; for some reason, the latest rendition of El Nino has been wet and cold. Normally we have to do most of our skiing above 8000 feet, but this year's low elevation snowline has opened up some new territory for us, namely Spirit Bowl.
Mike Breaking Trail to the top
Spirit Rock is a granite outcrop near the top of the Sherman Pass (at least the part that they plow in the winter) and has a nice north facing slope. Marc, Mike, Andrew, Rebecca and I got a chance to get on it one day with a nice fresh dump of snow.
Sorry Andrew, I didn't have any good pictures of you skiing, so this will have to do
A look at Spirit Bowl from the top - Spirit Rock is to the left
Mike with Spirit Rock in the Background
All in all it was a super day; good sn0w, good folks, good workout...
Marc shredding his spirit
Um... how did you get across?
"Back in Canada we simply walk on water" - Marc Vernon
We all eventually made it across with varying levels of sucess and skinned our way back to the car. Who says Kernville is best enjoyed in the Summer! 
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