Overnight on Skis
I went on my first ski overnight trip last weekend. Our destination - Taylor Meadows in Garibaldi Provincial Park. I had no snowshoe backup. It was sink or swim time.
This shot was taken as I was skinning up a ridge in the morning. It was fun picking my own route. Ian and Scott caught up near the top. The views were outstanding!
The 3 of us broke trail the entire trip. Somewhere around 25km roundtrip for the 2 days. From the meadows and up it was 2 feet of powder. Skiing on that was as close to floating as I've ever felt.
Most important thing I learned:
Don't leave your ski boots exposed overnight. Somewhere colder than -10c. I tried one on in the morning. Icebox. It took me almost two hours to thaw them out. Missed sunrise.
Overnight on Skis
I went on my first ski overnight trip last weekend. Our destination - Taylor Meadows in Garibaldi Provincial Park. I had no snowshoe backup. It was sink or swim time.
This shot was taken as I was skinning up a ridge in the morning. It was fun picking my own route. Ian and Scott caught up near the top. The views were outstanding!
The 3 of us broke trail the entire trip. Somewhere around 25km roundtrip for the 2 days. From the meadows and up it was 2 feet of powder. Skiing on that was as close to floating as I've ever felt.
Most important thing I learned:
Don't leave your ski boots exposed overnight. Somewhere colder than -10c. I tried one on in the morning. Icebox. It took me almost two hours to thaw them out. Missed sunrise.