Canada Part 2: Go out and give ‘er!

February 6th, 2008 BlowSnow

Thats how to say “get r done” in Canadian. I learned that here, but I’m using it a lot here in the mountains. Conditions continue to be amazing. Every night we get pounded with snow and wake up to fresh tracks.

The grey skies and low visilbility mean we have to stick to the trees. I mean we GET to stay in the trees. Once you get over the novelty of the high-alpine stuff, it’s hard to beat the tree skiing. So steep, and bottomless. It’s an unexplainable feeling that I can only compare to flight, or controlled free-fall. The trees have also provided a few intense moments: Lost my partner in a treewell for a little while: Rag-dolled through a perfect pillow line, losing my hat and goggles; Stayed on the fall line a little too long, brilliantly missing the turn to the heli-pickup. I got to swim/crawl/wallow 100 yards up to the pad. I’m still sweating.

Avalanche Pit

The trees also provide safety. This latest system dumped a few feet on top of an especially dangerous layer, so Avy danger is pretty serious on exposed faces. That means keeping your partner in sight and making smart choices.

Canada Rocks Hard, F-ing Eh!

Real Pics: One Two Three

For Deaner!

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