After last Saturday's tour at Hatcher Pass, I couldn't wait to get more... with blue skies and an additional 6-8" in the last week, Josh Hegna and I headed north. We arrived at the pass at 11:00am to find prime conditions--fresh pow, no wind and not a cloud.

As the sun came around and shined on my line, I rolled in off the summit with confidence and dropped into light, blower pow turns. After my top line, I skied out to the flats with the feeling of pure satisfaction- gave a couple stoked hoots, which sounds cheezy typing it, but for some reason can't help it after skiing that kind of snow. I quickly grabbed my radio and told Josh it was filled in and blower, and to go just skier's left of my tracks. Watching him ski an effortless, fun line also gave me that satisfied feeling. We traversed back to ridge and skied the lower slope back to the pass. The only rock I hit was my last turn, I couldn't complain- what a day! -Jason Scheben