Miscellany

Here he is getting first tracks (as always - tough life) down a chute on day 2.

And on the last run of the trip, down Crystal Lite. Just over that roll, out of sight, is the steep and deep. Yeah baby!

Here we are above a drop off, listening to him say "Over here it's steep - bloody fucking steep. If you want something less steep, you can skirt over to the right." It was sluffilicious.

At the end of 2nd day, he and Ian led 5 of us on a long traverse to ski the "Boner", while the others rode the cat back to the lodge. I was the lone snowboarder, and needed a little aid on the traverse, but it led us to a nice wide chute (the Boner) with killer shaded re-crystalized snow.

Bob filming Bill jumping into the Boner.

View of the Boner from the lodge. photo by Stephan.

On the second run of the first day, Andy led us down the north side of East Ridge from the end of the Super-Road, in an area he hadn't been to before. He warned the snowboarders that there might be a few flat spots (there were), and made jokes about maybe missing the cat track at the bottom if he wasn't careful. Well, we missed it, and had to hike for 10 or 15 minutes to get back up to it (the reward, however, was a sweet chute in the trees). Not a big deal when you have a splitboard, but the other boarders were not so amused. It is tradition (supposedly) that the clients get to name new runs, and we called it Not For Boarders

Bob dropping in to "Not For Boarders"

Ah yes, the game of "dart".

I did not partake - it was enough to watch.

Plus I didn't want to sustain any injuries.

After a day of cat-supported skiing, a few of us (Me, Bob, Vincent and Bill) would go up for a run in the staff trees behind the lodge. The first day, Vince led us into somewhat thick, but still fun, trees. On the last day, it was just Bill and I, and we found much more open slopes by heading left.

Me contemplating the beer and hot tub that awaits in the valley bottom. Oh yeah, and the 1500 vertical feet of powder between there and here. photo by Bill Frans.

Some of that powder thang. photo by Bill Frans.