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Back in the ski lodge we have a moment to relax and take
it all in. This is what the snowfolk call a bluebird day. Crystal
clear, cool (in the 20s when we arrive, rising to the high 30s
by the time we leave), snow soft and fresh enough for good
skiing (for SoCal), a vibrant blue sky,
and good spirits all around. Families,
friends, bachelorette and bachelor
parties mill about the village while a
steady stream of pop music pounds
out of the speakers, mixing with
the crunch of ski boots on snow and
echoing laughter. The grease smoke
from the grill lingers on the cool
mountain breeze, and wrapped up
in my ski jacket and a cozy beanie, I
take in this sweet Goldilocks moment.
Everything is just right.
So right, in fact, and so comfortable
that we start to lose track of time.
We're now solidly into the afternoon
and need to head back to the airport
if we're going to surf while the sun's
out. We miss the only shuttle of the
hour by mere moments. While we
wait on the side of the road like displaced
Steinbeck characters, unable
to imagine jumping in the Pacific this
afternoon, fortune favors us-Cole's
friend happened to drive up from LA to snowboard as well, and
she offers us a ride back to the airport. Our rescuer saves us a
solid half hour and we thank her before heading back into the
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terminal, repacking our snow gear, preflighting, and starting up.
The Sling Tsi is so capable that the almost 7,000-foot density
altitude is truly not a factor as we easily depart Big Bear.
We depart in the opposite direction of how we arrived, favoring
a departure path toward the lake
since the winds are calm. This gives
us more room to climb, an easy place
to land if needed, and is the preferred
route for noise abatement. We use
our last frequency from SoCal, still
in standby in com 1, to call up and
get flight following again. We kick
on the autopilot again-less than an
hour to go.
A quick 40 minutes later we're
in Torrance's airspace and, feeling
better about how much daylight we
have left, cruise over the cliffs of the
Palos Verdes Peninsula to check the
surf at Bluff Cove, a reef break where
longboards are favored, from the air.
Surfers dot the turned-up, Tiffanyblue
waves that sweep over the kelp
forests below. We'll be down there
ourselves in no time.
We land at Torrance a few minutes
later, and I'm relieved that we
have only one task left to complete
in our full day. Skiing at 7,000 feet, even for a short while,
is tiring, and I'm quietly grateful we didn't run into any
mechanical or weather issues that could've kept us stuck in

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