Zach Basset, Gus Schumacher, and I drove out to Hatcher's Pass to stay in one of the cabins and ski a bit. It was 0 degrees, and in some stroke of unluckiness, we broke the key off inside the lock of the rocket box, where all our skis were. With the help of a lodge worker, we drilled out the lock and jimmied the rocket box open. By this time (6 pm), it was completely dark out, but we still decided to go skiing. After our toes warmed up, we took a break and took some night sky photos. The stars made an amazing appearance and we may have witnessed a UFO, We'll never know. Unfortunately, the aurora never showed up as more than a faint glow on the mountains, but we still had a great time regardless.
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