Backcountry vs. Non BC Figured Out!!!
Since the term "backcountry" is being way over used around here, I put some of Sir Jongy's brainpower into defining categories of non-quite backcountry up to real backcountry.
It goes from farthest from backcountry to the real deal.
- Backyard Country - like my backyard. You could get injured but a simple senior monitoring system or your neighbor could get help your way - "Help -I've fallen and I cant get up!!!"
- Jib Country - Like that rad gap or kicker you build 100' off the road. Dont get run over by traffic after that 1st steezy 720!!
- Road Country - You like just strap it on on the road and ski right back to the road. L-land, Berthoud, etc have some of these shots brah.
- Sled Country - you access it by the sled - cause come on dude you aint really working for it - at least the approach. Jonser's pass, Buffalo Pass, Vail Pass can all be had this way.
- Side Country - like you leave a gate from the ski area. Dude like the so rad Beavers
- Slack Country - like a hike, but not really very far maybe to 60 minutes hike. It may seem like backcountry if its untouched faceshot powder - but its too easily available to the jonging public. Diamond Peaks and the rest of Loveland Pass and Berthoud. Might even get some leverage like a car at the bottom to take you back to the top.
- Skin/Up Country - you hike or skin up and then back down. Like Utah has a few acres of mostly Skin/Up Country but not real backcountry - too easy and too close brooooooheeeeeeeimm!! Maybe up to 2-3 hours out
- Cross Country - you ski a long ways, but don't get a descent total of more than 1000' - not enough glisse to be the real deal - thats only Cross Country.
- Back Country!!! - you made it - you tour in for at least 3 hours - dont see anyone else - and slay it proper and you're in the back country dude!
- Extreme Country - add the extra danger factor with death fall potential, 50' or larger cliffs, and you can call it Extreme Country.
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I proposed this to this hot, cool skier chick in Breck whose pants I'm trying to get into and she bitch slapped me - and said - "You stupid Jong - stop with the cock measuring and just be real"
Beeeeyottch!!
