The season's first outing with Mike was to Empire Express top
station from the Empire Lodge (next to the Montage). Elevation gain is 1,350
feet and we did three laps so a bit over 4,000 feet elev. gain before lunch.
For the first lap (that started at 8:00 am) we were pretty much alone and had
to break a fair amount of trail as today we were first to the Empire Express
top station. On the third lap (past 10:30 am) the lower half of the hill was
crowded, it felt like we were sharing this thing with another 100+ people. Here
are a few pictures (click to enlarge):
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| View of Jupiter Peak from Empire Express top station. |
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| Mike transitioning to the downhill at Empire Express. |
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| Skadi hydrating... |
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| ...and Loki thinking about it. |
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