Alyeska Report, With Pictures and a movie
Got to Aly a day late, being as yesterday north face and high traverse were opened for the first time, however after messing around on the lower mountain with my friend who was telemarking for the second time ever we went to the top and did a quik run so he could calibrate his turning ability. The next run we decided to hit high travers being as there was still plenty of fresh to be had. so after a bout a ten minute travers we dropped in, it wasn't uber steep or super deep but it was untouched for the the season (well enough that you didn't have to cross other peroples tracks) i suppose if my skis weren't fat I would have sank way deep and been unable to turn. Thank you McKonkey for fat skis they are the best thing ever. That being said heres a picture of the view from high traverse
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...l_PC270004.JPG
And heres where we skied on ht
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...l_PC270006.JPG
After Nicholai traded in his teles for his trusty Head Edges a systematic asalt of the natural terraine park was unleashed by nate berry with nicholai, a knuckledragger and myself watching in ahh as nate proceeded to lanf all but one three he tried and doing 3s off any little bump. Here one of many.
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...l_Berry360.jpg
The sun goes down at about 3:30 this time of year so I took some picture of the sunset and the moonrise (sorry abut the low qulity I'm getting oriented to my new camera)
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http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic16471.jpg
The best thing about the day was definately the public enemies wich made me feel like a super hero in the steeps its awesome to be able to turn when I want not where the terraines says I can.
and heres the video of the sequence above (1.3 MB)
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