Sunday Morning Snow

Sunday morning ashtanga in the basketball gym was great. I lead a full first series for myself and a cool guy who's been here the last 8 seasons or so and spends his austral (southern hemisphere) winters on Magnetic Island, Australia. Everyone has such interesting lives; the place is just overful with amazing people. The snowschool instructor as another example, spends her austral winters (northern hemisphere summers) in Denali National Park, Alaska. So here's the basketball court at 58F indoors.

I was greated with 4" fresh powder on the ground in the morning (see photo of the dorms), and when I left after yoga, my tracks were covered again with 4" fresh powder. The sun is out and some people are grabbing their skiis and walking to the nearby downhill slope for some fun. Jordan and Joulien are going over to the nearby Kiwi Base (New Zealand Station --  a couple km walk or shuttle from McMurdo) to visit their store.

Here is the helo port with one bird in the barn and a few on the deck and Observation Hill in the background. OK I don't know if they really use those terms, but there are so many acronyms and truncations here it would fit (e.g. everyone says helo instead of helicopter). Physicits use tons of cute acryonyms too, so its similar lingo.

PS: Michelle flew here in our group and teaches 8th grade in Austin TX. She made this video of our snowschool camp last Monday/Tuesday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpttYwI9peE&feature=player_embedded.