Skiing Twin Mountain (22/33)

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Skiing Twin Mountain (22/33)

I met my friends Mendy and Lena at the Prediger Road parking lot where they joined me in a pre-tour IPA. The universe (and Windham’s Saturday Night Lights events) have helped me find a couple of women who love feats of endurance, backcountry skiing, and IPAs just as much as I do. Not an easy thing to find in the Catskills.



There are some bare spots on the way to the junction, but we were able to make our way around them. There was better coverage as we ascended the blue trail to Jimmy Dolan Notch. We cut some tracks on skier’s right to make life easier and I was struck by how the time seemed to fly by. We decided to have a break and take in the views at the notch, which is one of my favorite spots in the Catskills. 



The skin up and ski down the summit was Catskills backcountry skiing in all its messy glory, navigating ledges and jutting rocks, but we absolutely loved it. We managed to keep skis on our feet the entire way down through some creative methods, but I say if your skis are on and you’re moving, then you’re skiing. 



My friend Roxy always teases me and calls me Daria after the sarcastic, deadpan MTV cartoon character. I said to her, “I wonder if people in the Catskills see a totally different side of my personality. “ I just feel so happy up here because I’m able to do what I love in the most beautiful environment that has also introduced me to some of the most intriguing and good-hearted humans I know.



Today’s IPA was Opiate Sun by @upward.brewing Solid IPA with a generous abv (8/10).





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