CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Maria Lovely is all smiles when she skis, espe-cially on a day like this. At about noon we ditched jackets and gloves for a more com-fortable ride. Maria also traded her helmet for a cowboy hat, appropriate for a skier whose family runs an outfitting business riding horses into the backcountry. Local parking-lot-banter enthusiast, complete with pocket kitten. I NIPPED FROM A WHISKEY FLASK FOR A BIT OF COURAGE AFTER CHECKING OUT THE ONLY WAY TO BEGIN A RUN: DROPPING A CORNICE ONTO A 50-DEGREE FACE. The north-facing Twin Lakes Headwall as seen from a distance. Look close at the left side of the frame and you can see Beartooth Basin’s two Poma lifts. Beartooth Basin 057
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