Virgin Powder!

[Barb]

My go to ski buddy is out of town so I hooked up with some skiers from a backcountry FB group. Went back to the spot I tried a few weeks ago. Much better visibility today. There was tons of powder which we were all surprised by since it has been so windy.

 

 

The guy in our group was very familiar with the area and had us skin up a pretty steep section that left us all winded.

 

I told him to show me the mellowest line as I knew I was in over my head. The girl had a slope meter on her phone and measured it at 32 degrees. Not sure how a accurate it was knee deep powder and trees, although loose, made it a heart pumping challenge for me.

 

 

 

 

Our run was completely untouched, gotta day it was pretty amazing. Only way to get better at skiing is do things that scare you I guess. Goal achieved today!

 

 

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[mute1080]

Awesome! WTGAI

[toast21602]

Hell yes! Awesome Barb! 

[Shadows]

Nice barb.

Did you say you were taking avy classes? I did a little tour like that once. Low angle stuff but still creeped me out. Never went BC again.

[Mixilplix]

That is some of the best stuff I've seen in a long time...Your pics are always super nice...

[Barb]

31 minutes ago, Shadows said:

Nice barb.

Did you say you were taking avy classes? I did a little tour like that once. Low angle stuff but still creeped me out. Never went BC again.

I took AIARE 1 (3 days) and companion rescue (1day) last season. I do keep it mellow and low angle. Our group had good communication and we did evaluations of the snow pack on the way up in addition to checking the avalanche report this morning. What we did today was steep for me but based on our evaluations it was relatively safe. I have no interest in being a hero on crazy stuff. It’s more about just being outside, getting a good workout in, and looking at gorgeous scenery with very few people around. 

[theprogram4]

hell yea barb!

[Schif]

Fantastic Report! Way to go Barb!!!