Thanks for the comments guys.
Asher, it's too bad there isn't a thumbnail generator integrated into the site like
NWHikers. Makes it much easier to post, and pages load faster.
Edward, I do carry a tripod most of the time when hiking, not often when skiing because pack weight makes such a difference on difficult terrain, and I have a hard enough time keeping up with my younger partners. The top 3 I did have a
very light tripod, but debated bringing it because it was
a 3 day ski traverse with a lot of up and down (we traversed the circ in front of my partner Jeff on our last day to climb and ski Eldorado, considered by many one of the most beautiful peaks in the Cascades. The day before we had skied down the glacier behind the skier in the following picture, then climbed up to our camp, which was up to the left out of view.