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TR - 2012 ASS (Alpental Solstice Ski) tour and party extravaganza
ASS tour as an event started out last year as an idea that two people came up with independently,
something that became apparent when two separate parties of Alpentalics all showed up at the parking lot
on the Solstice around the same time. Last year was an intimate event with about 16 people attending.
This years event was something else.
While there have been estimates of 80 ~ 100 people, my head count came closer to 60 something.
Still, an impressive gathering of Alpentalics, mags and others that came out to enjoy a rather nice evening on top of a mountain,
not to mention the skiing, which was awesome.
Plenty of people to qualify as a small cult.
In any terms, this event lived up the term epic on most every level.
Cheers to everyone who made it up to the top of 2 to join in the fun.
So, with that said, cue he music:
It was a really nice day out on the Solstice, in anticipation of hanging out with many good friends
(as well as some new ones), in a place we love, we get an early start
Still a lot of snow up there
Lots of snow up here, Summer down there.
I see water skiing in my near future in the background
Even more snow up here
Top of two awaits what will become the party of the season
So much snow
Mofro, 1:15:00 from the bottom to the top, someone forgot to tell him it wasn't a race. FWIW,
Andy was in hot pursuit but with less payload, hot off of his Pacific coast volcano tour
Mofro exhumes the keg from it's refrigerating slumber
A good assortment of beverages were plentiful
The first of several Rainer images
Good company at the top of 2
Son and grand daughter and Bear (the amazing touring dog is out of frame) of wooley12 get the family attendance award
Views in every direction were amazing
They start showing up in pods, old friends here with a future new friend
The grill makes it to the top
This was the start of the best tacos I've had in years
The other instigator
There was sliver removal too
More k00ks, two regular and a special guest appearance by Snowslut. And, of course Iris, the k9k00k
Continued...
ASS tour as an event started out last year as an idea that two people came up with independently,
something that became apparent when two separate parties of Alpentalics all showed up at the parking lot
on the Solstice around the same time. Last year was an intimate event with about 16 people attending.
This years event was something else.
While there have been estimates of 80 ~ 100 people, my head count came closer to 60 something.
Still, an impressive gathering of Alpentalics, mags and others that came out to enjoy a rather nice evening on top of a mountain,
not to mention the skiing, which was awesome.
Plenty of people to qualify as a small cult.
In any terms, this event lived up the term epic on most every level.
Cheers to everyone who made it up to the top of 2 to join in the fun.
So, with that said, cue he music:
It was a really nice day out on the Solstice, in anticipation of hanging out with many good friends
(as well as some new ones), in a place we love, we get an early start
Still a lot of snow up there
Lots of snow up here, Summer down there.
I see water skiing in my near future in the background
Even more snow up here
Top of two awaits what will become the party of the season
So much snow
Mofro, 1:15:00 from the bottom to the top, someone forgot to tell him it wasn't a race. FWIW,
Andy was in hot pursuit but with less payload, hot off of his Pacific coast volcano tour
Mofro exhumes the keg from it's refrigerating slumber
A good assortment of beverages were plentiful
The first of several Rainer images
Good company at the top of 2
Son and grand daughter and Bear (the amazing touring dog is out of frame) of wooley12 get the family attendance award
Views in every direction were amazing
They start showing up in pods, old friends here with a future new friend
The grill makes it to the top
This was the start of the best tacos I've had in years
The other instigator
There was sliver removal too
More k00ks, two regular and a special guest appearance by Snowslut. And, of course Iris, the k9k00k
Continued...
) most of which were at the top parting with us earlier in the evening were practicing in the lodge. Thanks guys, that was awesome!
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