Saturday I skied from my cabin about ¼ mile up Old Rainbow Valley Road, took the skis off and hiked to Barber Lake.  Put the skis on at Barber Lake and headed up the Libby Creek trail just past the cabins and crossed the creek.  I started traversing up the mountain there and ended up 1/3 the way up taking off my skis, sticking them in the pack and climbing to the top.  Once there I skied the ridge to the top of the old lift line.  Three hours from the cabin to the top.  From the top, you sit on a ridge, it’s not near what it looks from the top of Chute. 

I explored around the top ¼ of the mountain and decided to ski down “B” run which is just off to the skiers right of the old lift line.  Skiing became more graceful traversing as I tell you what… that is one steep son of a #&$%@.  The snow conditions where tricky and hard to keep an edge.  I’m not kidding you that portions of that SOB are 50 degrees or dang close to it.

 It took me three hours back down to the cabin.  When I stopped about ¾ mile above my cabin to call Sharon and tell her I was down, I curled up on my pack and rested for a good 20 minutes before I had enough energy to make it back to the cabin.  Once there I stripped down, cooled off and rested until I had enough energy to crack a beer.  All I can say is… thank God I have a hot tub up there!