Arapahoe Basin's East Wall is a maze of chutes and couloirs peppered with rocks. Despite that it's a treasured ground for skiers throughout the entire season. Skiing takes place from 3286 meters up to 3978 meters, which allows A-Basin to boast one of the longest seasons in North America. Lower right you may get a glimpse of the Lenawee chair.

In Navajo it's called Tsé bighánilini dóo Hazdistazi, which translates to ”the place where water runs through rocks”. Water has done so for the last 190 million years, since Early Jurassic age. It's also known as the Upper Antelope Canyon, just a bumpy pickup ride from the town Page, AZ. The Navajo have permitted tourists into the canyon since 1997.

Since we humans are too fond of the combustion engine, this is no longer what you will see if you reach this altitude. This is my 2007 shot of the Furtwängler Glacier, seen from Uhuru Peak, meaning the summit of Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters above sea level – that's roughly 19,340 ft.). These glaciers are shrinking and they're shriking at an alarming speed.