January 7, 2026. training.

The crew is back in town.

Guide training for year 49.

We spent the day going over Ruby protocols, fueling procedures and medical gear inventories.

The Ruby Mountains are under a Winter Storm Advisory through tomorrow with up to a foot of new snow likely in the mountains.

We are hoping to wake up to a fresh coat of white.

Training continues through January 11th with an avalanche & snowpack consultant and wilderness medical doctor arriving tomorrow for classroom sessions, mountain scenarios and rescue drills.

Sweet dreams.