The next couple days are no-ski days, given the shin pain I was experiencing and the quality of the skiing that I would be getting. There's no new snow, the existing snow is getting more and more scraped off, and the slopes are PACKED because it's President's Day + Valentine's Day weekend. Good time to focus on non-ski things as I look forward to the storm next week and the Revy trip.

Bell Canyon Falls

Finally took the time to explore the Bell Canyon area more thoroughly.

I've already seen a couple sick sunsets from the parking lot / base area, so I thought it would be nice to use one of the non-ski days to do a hike into the actual canyon. The hike was an out-and-back with the following sections:

I wasn't able to continue because 1. I didn't want to stress my legs too much given they're trying to recover from skiing + running, and 2. I didn't have crampons (it got pretty icy).

The hike itself was very mellow but had some nice views, with the Wasatch in the background for a lot of it. It did feel less "rugged" than I had expected, but that's fair considering the trailhead is literally a 5-10min drive from the crib.

Point of caution! If you see this sign on the way up, don't follow it along the creek - it's only meant for the way back (explored ~15min in the wrong direction because of the sign).