Marsh, Tom, and I enjoyed a long day ski on Saturday in the whites. Marsh skied out to a little past the Trail Shelter, while Tom and I skied to Moose Creek cabin, skied a cross via Moose Creek Trail to the Trail Shelter, then back out to mile 28. We intended to catch up with Marsh and ski back out to the parking lot, but alas we were slower than anticipated, as the Moose Creek trail, although super scenic and very beautiful, was a slow tussock fest. With a bit more snow Moose Creek trail would be a lot more fun. It was a fairly enjoyable eight and a half hours of skiing, though not without some excitement. I had partially ripped one of the bindings off of one of my skis last Monday and had not noticed it until we were around 18 miles in. After it bit of tightening I made it out, but thinking about one of my skis falling off made the hills a bit more exciting.
The low angle morning sun, just over the Alaskan Range.
The midday sun, peeking though a stand of burned black spruce.
The setting sun, as seen from Moose Creek trail.
Remus and Tom, enjoying the a tussock free section of Moose Creek trail.
A less tussock free section.
The only litter find – a binky! 
Tags: day trip, moose creek trail, skiing, training, white mountains