.. title: Near and around home
.. slug: feb-24-2022
.. date: 2022-02-25 17:37:56 UTC
.. tags: skinning, backcountry, skiing
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There's plenty to do around Albuquerque. This weekend includes Durango so I suppose that's a question of perspective; is Durango home also? I don't know but it's close enough.

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This adventure starts after work on a Thursday with Chris & Emily. The conditions were excellent in the Sandia Ski area. As ever the lifts are inanimate, this voyage marks Emily's first [successful] summit of the Peak. Nearing the top we caught scents of food realizing that TEN3 was likely open. It could have been the motivation of beer & food at the top, but 


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I decided to meetup with Marc in Durango the next day, it was a tad cold. Thankfully the van heater's 13,000BTUs kept me toasty. Purgatory was the business I've seen it in a good while but that's probably good for them. 

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