Yurt Not Going to Regret This One

Oh yes I did just pun that.

Welcome to the magical post by the sorcerer Neil. Pay close attention and maybe you too will one day be able to experience the magic that is the yurt.

Listen closely friends - there are a few important steps needed to make for a successful mountain adventure.

First and foremost you need a stellar cast - Chris, Anna, Jason, Neil, Erika, Christy, and yours truly provided that, if I do say myself.

Now you are ready to hike and hike in freezing temperatures until you want to laugh and cry at the same time.

It also helps if you're as cute as a snow elf, as you can see.

Now you have made it to the yurt! You're so happy! Especially because once you get there you realize that a most beautifully new yurt has replaced the last rickety (although lovely) one that you stayed in last time.

treats

wood chopping

Tight pants

and hilarity will most surely ensue.

As well as some mad chilling by Neil

And gorgeous glamour shots

The poles of the yurt make for great posing props. Maybe if you're lucky, one day we will give you more tips on how fun these poles can be.

After much sleeping, eating, and coziness it is now time to get back out into the wild

and skin em up

Now you hike again, but you feel better because you are not carrying a heavy pack - and that lasts a whole 10 steps, and then it hurts again.

But you're in a cute line so you don't care

Then it's time to un skin em and get to it.

And look really rad while doing it

And then you check for deepth (notice the shrubbery in the near distance?)

And then my friends you shred the shit out of that 6" deep snow as demonstrated below.

And now you're so happy you don't know what to do with yourself, so you skin up and do it all over again and have so much fun doing it that you don't take any more pictures, you just ski.

Alas, after much good times - it's appropriate for another epic self timed group shot before attempting a painfully long icy shoot of a run through trees and rocks back to the frozen car.

Yet you keep you're spirits up, because you're in the mountains, and you love it.

till next time folks.

p.s. thank you to those far and wide whom I poached almost every single one of these images from!