The thermometer registered 9 degrees above zero as we pulled into the parking lot.
It was already 7 pm and dark. The plan was to get up to Zealand Notch, camp overnight, ski Whitewall in the morning and then possibly ski Mt. Hale on the way back in the afternoon. We calculated a total distance (round trip) of around 12 miles-- even without a trip up to the top of Mt. Hale it was ambitious. Gered and I had already spent the better part of the afternoon braving high winds and zamboni grade ice at Cannon Mountain. Our legs were tired and our spirits were low. And we still had a long two days ahead of us.
