
| Miguel Carmona and I took the tram up in Februray 1981 and confirming there really was a snow up there, we put our skis on and skied up to the peak. About a mile up and before Round Valley, a ranger was struggling toward us in the deep snow. We didn't have a permit, so a quick scheme had to be developed. Since Miguel speak Catalan and I speak Czech, I asked him to just say anything in his language and I will respond in mine. The ranger couldn't wait to ask us for a permit and when he did, we started to talk over each other in two different languages. I remember the ranger asking us a couple of times, then in total frustration cussing us with "Fuxxxng foreigners" and leaving us be. We laughed all the way to the summit... |