Popular Post Barb Posted January 2, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 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! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mute1080 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Awesome! WTGAI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Hell yes! Awesome Barb! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadows Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixilplix Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 That is some of the best stuff I've seen in a long time...Your pics are always super nice... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Posted January 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 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. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprogram4 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 hell yea barb! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Fantastic Report! Way to go Barb!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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