Hey all,
It’s been a great few days in the zone.
My second run was solo timber falls, always a nice tour solo to get away from it all.
Snow was good again, and is one of my favorite places on a powder day.
Skied a Benchie left of mushroom rock in the choke.
Wed was a great day with an unexpected cell dropping 7 or so inches of light wind fluffiness.
I skied my typical line in left side of the mushroom in choker conditions.
However I was inspired by the gun barrel run and returned to do a late afternoon lap solo.
I caught the last poma and enjoyed a lonely skin in beautiful afternoon light.
An area that is notorious for slides off all sizes due to the wind load and very little traffic.
It has no safe area, and a slab ripping below the cornice is expected.
I was able to get a spot from Brenden and Reef who were farther skiers right.
A deep breath and a push off the cornice sent me in to the white room immediately.
As expected the wind load cracked in typical soft slab fashion.
The landing was over the head and was able to stick it and ski away.
Looking back, I could see the shallow slab had ripped third of the upper bowl.
The adrenaline factor and snow conditions made it the best run of the year.
After a howl into the wind.
I finished the run with a traverse over to the forgotten trees.
Trackless and fresh, it was perfect way to end a pow day.
That’s all for now.
