With only three of us on the ski this morning, we diverted from the original plan to ski the Beginner Loop at Swampy Sno-Park. Instead, we headed clockwise on the Swampy Loop to the Swampy shelter, where we found a toasty fire already going in the stove. We threw another log on the fire while enjoying a snack.

A kind skier popped her head in and asked whether anyone had lost a cellphone, as her party had found one on the ski trail. The errant phone indeed turned out to belong to one of our group, and many thanks were given to the good Samaritan for finding it and tracking down the owner.