A Lonely Bear in Eastern Canada...

[MikeK]

Are those kiddie XCD skis? Hahaha - awesome!

That kid is going to ski before it can walk!

[Johnny]

Yep, with a nice waxless pattern and a universal free-heel binding for toddlers. Telling you, it's the cutest thing! It has been the most spoken work here in the last 2 days... We can't stop saying it out loud all the time: "Kaboom! Kaboom! Kaboom!" I put my mouth close to her belly and whisper "Kaaa-Boooom!"

The funniest thing is that the wife was not aware that I bought the skis. When she opened up the box, she burst into tears... Gee, look at those sweet graphics...! K'boom!

[MikeK]

Pretty freakin' cute.

If I show this to my wife she will be pestering me for a baby bear...

[Johnny]

Woooaaah... Yeah, FREAKIN' cute!!! (I'm glad to see this is how I look to you.. ; )

8" of fresh new snow here this morning... And a perfect, clear blue sky... (I don't like using the 'blue bird' thing...) I didn't use the Guides much this year, but that was an epic Guide morning...

Some girly night XC skiing with the chicks earlier this week, to celebrate the full moon and my 70th ski day. Then Martinis, cigars and tacos at the hut...

[MikeK]

Oh man - I love girly night xc skiing. I love tacos too (I prefer dead animals inside, but I love veggies too!).

And I figure you must be a polar bear since you love the snow so much... or else you'd sleep the whole winter! Hopefully your baby bear will be polar too and love the snow. It's silly how so many people can live up north and hate snow - I feel sad for them.

Veggies, a hut, and girls (most of the girls are obscured but I was the only man in the trip):

[Johnny]

"most of the girls are obscured but I was the only man in the trip"

Nice one! I'll try to use it in the future...! ; )

Nice pic! Veggies, a hut, and girls. That's pretty much the essence of telemark right? I like that a lot!
(Much better than pictures of jocks doing the heli-ski thing... ; )

Hey, is there any lit XC centers? That's be awesome!

Ahahaha! Yeah, an Epoch Guide morning...! But that only happens once per annum...!

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[MikeK]

Hey, is there any lit XC centers? That's be awesome!

Ahahaha! Yeah, an Epoch Guide morning...! But that only happens once per annum...!

Haha - you saw my cheesy joke before I deleted it...

Night XC - yes:

http://www.byrncliff.com/winter/crosscountry.php

Only 2k here:

http://inletny.com/wp/?p=382

I usually just ski with my headlamp. I actually like going out in the morning the best and watching the sunrise. Lately I've been too lazy...

[Johnny]

SKI THE EAST! Day #75: Too much snow...!

[Johnny]

A shot from yesterday... Steep and deep!

[Johnny]

Woooaaah, I can't keep up with all the cool threads... (Blame the waist-deep snow and the boring, depressing housework...) That's not fair CIMA, your pictures are always the coolest...!

Here's a few shots from last week in Vermont... (Hey, we have A LOT more snow here in QC...! ; )