Location: Vail Pass

Participants:

Killclimbz

Pete

Forrest

Chris

Cody and Bella (dogs)

 

On Sunday the plan was to hit a semi secret spot that drops right off of the continental divide. Wide open Alpine lines with the recently good snow stability seemed that this would make it a go. Light snow had fallen and this area is known to get wind loaded with about double what the local resorts are reporting. So the morning report of 3-4" seemed to mean good things were going to happen. We got to the parking lot and looked up high at the ridge where our first run would start. The giant snow flume blowing off the ridge was not backing off. It looked like steady 40mph winds. Too much misery for our blood. Vail was reporting 6" of fresh, so we packed up and went to Vail Pass, expecting more snow than that. We got about a foot of new snow. The skies were sunny and absolutely no wind, unlike just 20 miles away. This was a good call on our part.

 

Chris and Pete scoping their lines.

Chris

Pete

[Edited by Killclimbz on 3/10/2009 at 3:13 PM]

He also chose to jump off of the same rock that had fractured and slid on us earlier in the season. What a difference warm weather and stable snow makes.

Chris found more goods down lower.

[Edited by Killclimbz on 3/10/2009 at 3:15 PM]

On our next lap we spotted this little gem of a spine.

Forrest laid claim to it.

And slayed it.

Cody giving me the "When do we go?" look.

Pete found some sweet pillows to mash on.

Forrest also found one last thing to jump off of.

That line ended well for him...

Can't win 'em all.

 

Hope you enjoyed.

Forrest has a customer Neversummer Titan factory job. 

I have been to the Neversummer Range in the Summer...

There is supposed to be some great if not well known backcountry there.  From what I understand a lot of the roads to the good areas are closed in the winter.  So you need a sled, or go late season (April/May) when the roads re open.

Wooooooooo!...nice action pics.

That last one is hilarious - been there, done that