On the morning of December 16th, the 158th anniversary of the birth of the French painter Antonio de La Gandera, the pretty girl from the village ventured out in the early morning light in search of a stick or two of fire wood, but she quickly retreated indoors as the ball gown she was still wearing from the night before provided little protection from the biting cold. The Smiley Creek Airport weather station was reporting a low of 19 degrees below zero. The trails at Alturas, that had been rolled on Saturday by old man Davinius, were ginzu groomed by his young assistant, Chadius Maximus, on Sunday. Farther down the valley, Adam, the first man of Stanley basin grooming, had planned to do the same at Park Creek, but had not yet reported back on his results. In any case, the day did seem a bit cold for skiing the Sawtooth trails.
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