ben and i left from the house today on a backcountry ski on the slough. we were trying out our sled system for our trip next week into Tolovana Hot Springs. it is in very rural part of alaska and then an 11 mile hike in to a remote natural hot spring. Not that far of a ski, but hilly, windy and lots of snow. our friends hit a blizzard last weekend and took it forever not to mention frostbite...so we are getting prepared.