I headed up to the White Mountain Hostel in Conway after work and as usual the hippie chick there provided outstanding hospitality.  I walked over to the finest Mexican place in northern NH (probably because it's the only one) there and had a few tasty Tuckerman Headwall ales and some food - they have a "lighter fare" which is in between an appetizer and real meal so it's just right for me.  Then I hit the sack in my bunk at 9:30pm.  This is becoming a bit of a routine now. Wild Friday night, huh?  Yeah, I got 8 hours of some nice sleep which is welcome during this day 'n age.

Well, I had been watching the weather reports and dang I had a hunch that rain would hold off long enough to squeeze in a nice day of patrolling and turns.  I had a nice hike up under bluebird skies - I think I've hiked up the Tucks Trail roughly 200 times in my life and as I told someone over the weekend, yes I do recognize many of the numerous rocks that I step on. 

Things are melting fast nowadays.  We've rapidly transitioned from a very late Winter into Summer.

Yeah, it all paid off as Left Gully was outstanding.  Great coverage!  Lotsa' nice sloppy wet overripened corn. Every turn and smashing every bump was like a nice sloppy wet DFK!  I was on my super light Dynafit Denalis which given my bigger size makes it easy to turn em which was fun on the steeps.  Dang, that run is still one of my all time favorites, ANYWHERE.  Home of the 1938 Eastern Downhill Slalom Championships per a pic in Winston Pote's coffee table book "Mount Washington in Winter 1928-1940" ....... are Denis and I the only ones on this list with a copy of that gem? It's a prized possession of mine.

That night we had great conviviality and BBQ.  Yeah, we did it up - high end Boars Head knockwurst, venison steaks, bison burgers, ribs and even tofu hot dogs. Yeah, that's what I like about ski patrolling - we're all a buncha' dirt bags and at the same time we enjoy the finer things in life - what could be better? I hit the sack at 9:15 and got meself' 10 hours of sleep - this 603 lifestyle is good for me in many ways.

Today was rough weather with rain showers.  Chilled. Came down. Enjoyed a tasty Night Shift Whirlpool 16 ounce can at a mellow 4.5% ABV at my tailgate at Pinkham Notch.