Back at it!

After being back from the European World Championships, the Pierra Menta and Chamonix, there was a little bit of an adjustment to fully get back into things at home.

The Loop

It looked like spring in town without any trace of snow on the ground and a lot of my friends were either back to work or hadn’t been out skiing a lot. We fortunately received a decent amount of snow and some inspiration to get back out.

Conor, Ian, Jeff, Sam and I attempted the Jupiter traverse on March 27th without any success due to poor visibility and strong winds. We made it up to Casper for Sam, a friend of Conor coming from Europe, and linked the Dome for a nice descent. The snow was variable along the way but was pretty good.

A few days went by and I had motivation for running and biking only. Aaron invited me along to ski with his group last Wednesday and we had 2 of the most amazing backcountry days of the season!

There was 6 of us the first day; Aaron, Danielle, Greg, Joey, Tommy and myself. We went up Loop Brook and had 2 amazing runs! The snow was unbelievable with great sun and clouds weather. I went home which such a good feeling, and wanting more too!

Pic de Glace

Day 2 there were 8 of us; Dave and Heather tagged our group of 6. The plan was already decided with Loop Brook, up the Bonnie Glacier having in mind Clark. We had some good turns but not without waiting for the visibility to return a few times. We went by a big chunk of glacier that had broken and fractured a deep line on the slope. The ice was        impressive and you can just imagine how loud it was when it happened.

We turned around from Clark for the lack of visibility and time but had a amazing descent back. Dave and Greg, masters of braille skiing, guided us down and we finally had a window and could see for a little bit.

I don’t know if you are like me but I can easily get use to a lack of snow with lots of sun like the past month and be happy…but the feeling of powder is something on its own. I can probably compare it to being able to get up on a surf board for the first time and wanting that feeling over and over again. Its addictive let me tell you!

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