Lake Run

Today after a nice lunch at Tio Bobs with the family of the two delightful Brazilian girls I have been coaching all week,

I ended up with a free afternoon. Lake Run opened yesterday and I heard there were a lot of rocks and a bit of a schlepp to get back. Until two year ago you could only ski this run if the lake was frozen, so you could get back to the hotel. But two years ago they blasted a trail into the rock and I was also told that the run should be skied just to experience the Camino del Inca cliff trek to return to the hotel. Well, Ski School director Robin Barnes and about six other profes were heading there and I figured it was not going to get any better, so...
We headed up the Condor slingshot and traversed over the rocks to Lake Run. It was hot and the snow on this slope will not hold up long, but there were still many fresh tracks to be had. About half way down we were all sucking wind. Pausing, I got these shots looking up and down to the lake.

Further down you have to start heading left if you don't want to go swimming to the bottom to visit the Incan goddess with the emerald eyes (I'll post the legend later, and you get funneled into Camino del Inca.

I am told the railings are new this year! There are a few sharp turns on it and an uphill section that requires sidestepping when the path is not as wide as your skis are long! All in all, I agree that the experience was worth the huff and the puff, and I still did not hit any rocks. God is gracious. Amen.