Thursday, February 24, 2011

Day 2

Another overcast morning and JH reporting only 2 inches overnight.  We showed up to the village around 8:30 and saw about 10 people in the line for the tram.


First box! 

We head straight for the Crags.  It was untouched and seemed deep for only 2 inches.








POV footage of our first run

Despite the low visibility and flat light, we decided to ski backcountry for the rest of the morning.  We had a big crew of 8, so we split up in two groups of 4 and headed to Granite Canyon, which is accessed from the top of the headwall, basically the backside of the Crags area we were skiing earlier.  We had two local bros guiding the way, and a big thanks to Johnny for letting me borrow his safety gear (beacon, shovel, and probe).  What we came across was unbelievable - untouched chutes and couloirs, 30-40 degrees in pitch. The pictures do not do it justice, you can get a better sense from Tom's POV video.




After about 1200ft of fresh vert we reached the traverse back to the base and soon realized why this terrain remains untouched. It took about an hour.
 

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