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I've been noticing lately that there are a few people on here who are into touring and earning their turns. Where are you from, where are you touring and whatchagot for touring setups?
I'm from mass but tour all over the EC and also when I go west for vaca (usually UT/BCC/LCC). Mostly in VT along the green spine though while I'm home. Right now I'm on Whitedot Redeemers quiverkilled for Plum Guides, but my 12/13 ON3P Billy Goat Tours should be on my doorstep by tomorrow- and will be my go-to touring skis for the majority of the season. My boots are Dalbello Virus Tours with cochise top straps grafted on as well because I hated the stock top bail.
this thread should get moved to the AT/BC forum and be renamed "touring stoke thread" its never going to die and it would bring people to the new forum.
Loco-Deer-SlayerIn my old age of 24, technology has gotten the better of me. Embed anyone? I tired the embed code from vimeo but the above was the result.
but valley fog and vfr dependence up valley ment highland couldn't fly lz napping and a morning up n smokes
finally round 1 another bird took the gig
and w/ a flick of an a star switch the easiest of the weeks ups commenced
aint no ski in ski out happenin this week lower elevation snowpack thin to nonexistent
awesome bird
and 3 trips later and that magic moment when the last load flies out and the silence and anticipation of the week begins
after the most excellent hut custodian babes gave a quick briefing we headed out
crust camp commences
sfotex and i dropped below the hut n stopped for a lowlight stability asssment
interesting snowpack not a lot of spooky compression instabiliites but plenty of crust/ bed surfaces almost all gong q1 in sheer
next day got up n afterer early
headed over he pass into carpenter, been reading and cringing at the cac red red red class 3 pinapples expreeses overloading the jan pwl and well wall to wall crowns was good evidence how spicy shit was
heae up the lumberyard trees the warm turned what shoulda been snow ghosts into tree bombed icey skinners of skill and character building.
cept sfotex wiseley usin crampoons to cheat
headed over to Burnout peak cause Mr. Young don't fade away
cool scenics and stout crusts
the rest of the crew arrived
rip em :30
enough corn to get er done
Dr.WD
ski that shit like it was your 30sumthin bday well times 2 + a couple for good meausure
who quantifies shit these days anyway
strong work old man
mrs. sfb
there are pinwheels and super sized pinwheels
and crust camp lesson #1 ya can't drive your automobile from the backseat w/ much control skis aint no different
eh
sfotex gets er done regardless of the hear every turn meh
w/ atomic backlands high performance bedroom slippers and fischer hanibals canibals sissy stickers no less :yourock:
bottom 1/2 the slide path got ugly quick
bullet proof ice crust rainrunneled mogulesque building of character mehness bordering on full scale suckages
with a couple hour long slog out past the shit i dreamt about in the lumberyard
which would make adult nailpounding jesus cry and consider going steel, frame plasctic module or alternative building materials
Billbro and I slogged out slow n safe
amazin how small them peaks and valleys can make you seem
lookin back
rbj and p waited and we headed up for a final corn recrustin happy hour express to the lodge
crusts buckin get back on the mule mission acomplished
Nothing to special but got out yesterday and today and skied some nice soft pow, nothing too deep but nice, also got into a fun little slackcountry chute off ll, snow was a bit slabby but still super fun especially since it was the first good snow I've skied in like a month(spent three weeks on a beach though!)
Anyone have experience with the Surface Ruess? They look pretty interesting and I have been toying with the idea of a mild touring setup for quick inbound hikes at Bridger next year
Anybody on here from/know the McCall area? I was ripping around near Brundage on a snowbike yesterday (sketchy BTW, makes me want to stick to skins) and saw some real good looking terrain, might try to come back down if we can can figure out logistics
ifin ya do it e nuffs sometimes ya take for granted the "doing of the thing" and forget the journeys and the river or mountains never being the same nor you for that matter truism
gorgie morns
i formulate a course of action for another day
my spanser crushes another mistyskywalk up
along w/ the rest of the crew
corinces were pole whacked
and humps gotten over
the other side wasn't corning and wd skinned out to gingerly boot back as a pulling of the skydive ripcord coulda led to a rapid couple k descent to the valley floor
Steller views
dropped back into misty and the lodge
gal pal oneplanks
everytime we return the bomber has made it better
this year the new sundeck out front made for a great lunch /apres spot
Leani and her brobette sideick Dusty were great hosts and enthusiastict fun knowledgable people to share time w/
slayed ups and great stay outtta the damn backseat crust crushing downs
bill bills
:tongue:
headed back up
coulda sworn these 2 were euros
on track again
for another lap
Reports of a fatal avalanche just outside the ropes at Snowbasin (UT). UAC saying the victim was not wearing a beacon and was found by a dog, 3' under.
STOP BEING STUPID PEOPLE
I see this all day long at Brighton, and it's the one thing that REALLY pisses me off quick. Just because an area easy to get to by ducking a rope off the top of a lift DOES NOT mean it's safe. I don't give a shit how many of your "homies" say it's cool to go back there.
Just yesterday, in an area just outside of Brighton, there was a slide at 12:15 in the afternoon, in an area that literally had DOZENS of tracks on it. All it took was a cornice fall that triggered a slide that was 150' wide, with a debris pile nearly 2' deep with lawn chair sized snow boulders in it. More than capable of killing someone.
jblaskiReports of a fatal avalanche just outside the ropes at Snowbasin (UT). UAC saying the victim was not wearing a beacon and was found by a dog, 3' under.
STOP BEING STUPID PEOPLE
I see this all day long at Brighton, and it's the one thing that REALLY pisses me off quick. Just because an area easy to get to by ducking a rope off the top of a lift DOES NOT mean it's safe. I don't give a shit how many of your "homies" say it's cool to go back there.
Just yesterday, in an area just outside of Brighton, there was a slide at 12:15 in the afternoon, in an area that literally had DOZENS of tracks on it. All it took was a cornice fall that triggered a slide that was 150' wide, with a debris pile nearly 2' deep with lawn chair sized snow boulders in it. More than capable of killing someone.
These kinds of deaths are 100% preventable.
bullshit deaths in the bc are not 100% avoidable nor will they ever be
you should spend more energy at the gate informing your clueless clientele
than on the interwebz
a little irl tough love can go a long way.
ya know it doesn't happen that way next door at soli.
it's a brighton thing.
rolled up pio and out dog lake chutes 2pm yesterday quite possibly the
run of the winter on the best
life style validation day
but at all times toph and i both realize despite close to 2 decades of experience training and a good dose of self rescue/reliance
death or the chance of serious injury is an essential element to the earn your turn game
Loco-Deer-SlayerWhat do you guys do to keep your boots from freezing in overnight camping? Sleep with them or just let it happen? Right now I sleep with (in my bag) my water, and all my layers for the next day.
Mornings with camping are always way too cold.
Little trick i saw my friend do on a recent trip. Conditions were sort of cold but quite dry, just left the boots outside for the night and then in the am when we boiled up some water just put his hot waterbottles inside the boots to warm them up for like 30mins while getting ready and blammo. Sometimes I sleep wtih my liners in the bag but fuck i get tired of stuffing so much shit in there.
jblaskiPutting a skin track up THC is such an asshole move.
bro do you even tour?
that's grannies they skinned up and what's it matter to you? thc is the huge chute off patsey
above and skiers left of the crown
your'e a voli aint cha?
SFBv420.0bro do you even tour?
that's grannies they skinned up and what's it matter to you? thc is the huge chute off patsey
above and skiers left of the crown
your'e a voli aint cha?
My bad. I was only looking at the small picture. Still, putting a skin track up a skiable chute so others can't ski it is a dick move, especially when that area is easily lapable without.
jblaskiMy bad. I was only looking at the small picture. Still, putting a skin track up a skiable chute so others can't ski it is a dick move, especially when that area is easily lapable without.
Dude people skin up grannys all the time. There are much better lines around there.
tribe lost another great one at the sorcerer hut http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/avalanche-kills-backcountry-ski-guide-near-golden-b-c-1.2990448 pour a swip out burn one and head up track rip em and make sum tracks
vibes and some more hut stoke
skinned up thru the 12 mile tree
sfotex went higher but this old tree and I
watched and heard his turns
product pimpin
skied down n started the slog home
once again crampon dude kicked ass and slow old man on fat skis got worked and watched gear tumble down crusty steep shit i didn't want to ski
made er back to the pass w/ some daylight left and sfotex made it in 4 kp awesome mexi nachos, chili con queso, chix enchodillas, and mad areopress barista skills
next morn awoke to what we hoped was a silence of the turns and some long awaited pow
headed over to the rockslide to check on pillow fluffins and finally drop below the hut
wasatch rick samples
powderz pondz channels his inner wanyze wongz
a good athelete can make cm's look like inches
shit got sent
and laps were taken
sadly below 6k blew a cm on bullet proof
but the low angle snow fetch gullies above skied well
unless ya tried to do it from the backseat
a lone larch
still sum
but a 2/3 reduction in turns heard and the nights shroom lasagna & tierra missou = win
bout midweek the weather pattern changed colder graybird inhibited corn production and vis
we looked for inspiration
and if that madison ave cube monkey mareting shizz don't do it
well there's og skibum lifestyle inspo
i'm on a health kick so i replace barley pops w/ bloody marys
kept skiing
J
RBJ
hut chicas
gal pal and mrs. sfb make tracks
more tracks
thurs sfotex and i headed over 8 mileway to check out the n facin trees
and bam magic powder backland bedroom slipper trip spring chix has left another slow old man dusted on crusted of coarse
more wall 2 wall crownages
got a suckerhole n dropped
chunder skipping crust bustin jump turns
made it to the valley floor
found some whores
unfortunatelynot the snowmachine driven cocaine laden ones i prayed for ricky biffy's bday
a yurt, lodge, hut, or chalet trips booked w/ skiing as a focus, but there much more
no sense in worrying about conditions yet no need to rough it.
we like to roll unguided and uncatered
there are meals to cook
saunas to be stokeified
tunes to jam
powdery substances banned by certain athletic orgs that may or may not enhance performances ingested
selfies don't take themselves
there are stability assessment and terrain choices to be made
threw down the lectric coolaid acid test
sunsets to be savored and cocktail ice to be harvested
gear to fix
just desserts to be rolled stuffed and baked and whip creamed 2 b consumed
there were fruits of others vocational labors to be read
fuck yeah dr
shitter wall shenanigans
and some skill sharpening of serious consequences
sage don't do dish pit duties in the backseat dawg
get on top of em
What do you guys do to pass the time for injuries? I'm the kind of person who works out 2-3 times a day (skiing/weights/biking/swimming) and just recently got injured. I've never hurt myself this bad and I'm going effin CRAZY.
It's been about 5 days since my injury and I can't fucking walk. I haven't owned a gaming console since N64 and I just picked up a Xbox 360 with some games to try and pass the time.
mazin how how deserted it gets once the sit n spin for yur turns devices stop
aint been a lot of multi footers this season
spring storms ftw
C rock
gots to get up
2 get down
Hey guys this is my third season going into the backcountry. I've started to enjoy it more and more and going to the resorts less and less. I'm at the point I only ski the resort if I'm not comfortable with the avy danger in the backcountry.
Anyway I want to switch over to a lighter setup and tech bindings. I tried on a bunch of dedicated AT boots today and the ones that fit my foot the best are:
1) Scarpa Maestrale RS
2) Salomon Mountain Lab
I'm 6'0" and 185 lbs so I'm thinking a 120 flex would be needed. I'm keeping my Atmoic Trackers for BC booters and mini golf days so these boots will only be for peak bagging and pow skiing.
Any pros and cons versus each of these boots? Durability? I spend a good amount of time scrambling on rocks and really want to be able to replace the soles of the boot.
the salomon mtn labs don't have replaceable soles but are a superb touring / ski boot. the maestrales are decent but don't compare in downhill performance.
last spring we went to explore a pretty new zone called the paso pehuenche (this was the first year the road was opened before summer)
arriving to the pass we could see some spines from the car that got us stoked
our base camp was just 1 km from the road
the view from the tent
it was hot as fuck so the first day we just skied small lines
next morning trying to get to bigger lines before it got too hot again
when i finally got to the top of that lines it got hot af again
the path of a wet avy i triggered beffore dropping in
the view from that line
more random stuff we saw in that trip
^^ ^ Near Banos Campanario and Laguna de Maule? We Spent a couple days in that area when we were in Chile, If that is where I think it is, just recognize the random sandstone formations! Beautiful zone but it was too warm to get on anything too much but skied up to some other really wild rock formations and just hungout for a day.
Did you get to the hotsprings? Bit of an exciting whitewater swim to get there with the bridge being wiped out but still really nice way to wind down!
ShredMasterPlus^^ ^ Near Banos Campanario and Laguna de Maule? We Spent a couple days in that area when we were in Chile, If that is where I think it is, just recognize the random sandstone formations! Beautiful zone but it was too warm to get on anything too much but skied up to some other really wild rock formations and just hungout for a day.
Did you get to the hotsprings? Bit of an exciting whitewater swim to get there with the bridge being wiped out but still really nice way to wind down!
we didnt have enough time to go to the hotsprings, next season i will try to go more days in mid winter and check them out
