contributed by trip leader Charlie Cornish

Alas, a wintery day to ski:  overcast, cloudy, sub-freezing temperatures, winds aloft.  The only thing missing was inches of freshly fallen snow overnight.  We ski on what we could get--about 1" of new.

Starting at Ray Benson Sno-park, a group of 7 skied the South Loop, took a side detour to Brandenburg Butte shelter for lunch, and returned via the Claypool Butte Trail to South Loop completing the circuit back to sno-park.

A good ski had by all.