Karl's Tracks in Spring Slush on Field of Dreams Ski Run, April 29, 2009:

Softstrugi (Partially Sun-Melted Sastrugi) in The Field of Dreams in Late April. The pink tint to the snow is real - it's snow-loving algae (Chamydomonas nivalis), soil bacteria, or snow mold fungi that inhabits spring and summer snow.

Looking Down at Field of Dreams on April 29, 2009:

Looking down on the Field of Dreams from the North Ridge off Chair Nine. The top of Lift Eight can be seen almost one thousand vertical feet below. Skiers below on the top of Tickler provide some sense of the vast open space in Field of Dreams.

Looking Down at Field of Dreams on April 29, 2009:

Fast Moving Clouds make moving shadows on the Field of Dreams. Yeah, I know, this should be a video...

Softstrugi on The Field of Dreams in Spring 2009:

Yet another Softstrugi Pic taken at Loveland Ski Area in the Field of Dreams.

Same Softstrugi, Different Angle:

Yet Another Softstrugi Pic. How many photos of spring sastrugi at Loveland do we need?

Karl's Faint Tracks in The Softstrugi:

You don't sink that deep into Sastrugi, so the tracks are harder to see.>

Field of Dreams is ski run at Loveland Basin