iPhone photoessay: Perfect ski day

Just the three of us: Bill, Mar and myself. We skied together (well, Bill snowboarded — but I still feel weird using Warren Miller's "snow riding" term, so bear with me) all day Saturday. I can say without a shred of exaggeration that it was my best day sking EVER!

And not only that, but I snapped with my cold, trembling, please-don't-let-me-drop-my-phone hands some really nice pictures on my smartphone.

While it was cold Saturday, there was no wind and the sky was gorgeous.

Bill's smiling because I can finally keep up with him.

That's Mar on the lift behind me. She's not a big fan of the west-end lift at Powderhorn and prefers to ride it alone, but she doesn't let that stop her.

I call Mar the "plaid bomber" — she's like a plaid streak flying down the hill. She even said it was fun to ski with me because she didn't have to wait that long for me to catch up anymore. The chances of me keeping up with her are slim to none at this point.

We've been touched with a lot of sadness lately. Our little family needed a day like this.