Uncle Scotts 50th birthday party at Crystal Mtn

Just got back from an awesome time up at Crystal celebrating my uncles 50th birthday.  The first plan to have me film the birthday celebrations but that fell through when my camera decided not to start up after a long night of charging the battery so here are a few pictures along with my aunts pictures to capture the memories.
The mountain was covered in fog as we arrived at the base and got our stuff on. As we made our way up the lifts we gained an extra ski pass from a friend of Scott's that is a ski instructor and had a comp pass. After regrouping with friends and family at the base we made our way up the gondola with packs stuffed with sandwich making materials plus chips, apples, and cookies. We dropped the packs at the top and started skiing. The conditions where less than desirable but we all managed to get a good edge in on the sheet of ice that is ofter called "packed powder", and oxymoron if I have ever heard one.
After a few hours of skiing we took a warming break that lasted until 10 minutes before lunch was scheduled. We got to the lunch spot (top of the mountain) right as sandwiches were being whipped up. One drink was given by the birthday boy to everyone at the party which was awesome but I was surprised to see more people ordering up coffee than beer at the bar. Not in Euroland anymore!

After lunch the clouds started to part off and on for the rest of the day making it a much nicer day and softening up some of the snow. Overall it was a great party and cool to meet a lot of people that I had only seen at one or two outdoor trips again. Fun times!