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On the other side of the ridge, a mellow face.Quote:
Originally Posted by abraham
You could skin up the face, then walk a bit on dirt and drop into some of the couloirs, but i prefer to hike what i ski, especially stuff that's that steep, and with unknown snow c conditions.
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Amazing photos and undertaking. Thanks for getting the camera out to share
Just about perfect corn snow. A bit sketchy climbing without my ice ace easily accessible. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0fcd018b11.jpg
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30 minute hike from the lifts and untracked.
15 cm of fresh over ice. Skied ok though.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...09a89b1c47.jpg
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Snowing and foggy.
Skiing not great, it will be better tomorrow, but i had to get out.
Yeah, and i forgot the ice layer under the powder.
But on the plus side, saw this couloir on the other side of the ridge, facing south. Good to explore on a sunny day.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2d20ff83db.jpg
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Same problem here further East (Porte Puymorens - Andorra), it is not after your first turn that you realize that it is quite thin on top of the ice. Apparently lots of snow on the way in the next few days though.
Let's hope so, but of course we picked the end of next week to go to Rome for a few days.
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Absolutely brutal.Quote:
Originally Posted by rod9301
Good snow, bad visibility.
25cm on top of a firm layer. But tomorrow 100+km wind, probably bringing sand from Sahara.
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Sorry, here are the photoshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...da9b984343.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...be27c40e77.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5ef9cdd912.jpg
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Skied my nemesis again today.
This couloir intimidates me, maybe because it's well over 50 degrees and it's pretty narrow.
Today the snow was pretty uneven, from ab inch of soft on top of firm, to skis sinking in about a foot.
And it had rollers, so, for me, pretty challenging.
Made some meh turns, sidestepped some, but i made it in one piece.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b202076326.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0f4faff5de.jpg
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are you ready fo big conditions towards the end of the week? :)
I will be in la mongie, if you want to share some turns!
Unfortunately, I'm going to Malta Thursday thru Sunday, back skiing on Monday.
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Great conditions today, west facing around 11, wet snow. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c1c7758e3a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5f8c8b29dc.jpg
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It doesn't look that good, but it was fun skiing. 2,000 ft couloir, soft snow but with lots of avie debris.
And rocks, so you had to be very precise with the turns.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...91116f3a99.jpg
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Great baggage handling by air Francehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...00bde9fce5.jpg
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that's brutal...
That’ll buff out
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Ouch!
I tried.Quote:
Originally Posted by detrusor
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Rax those. Nbd.
How the fuck? I mean ive seen broken surfboards, but two pair of skis? over each other? what did they do with them? stick them in concrete and ride a bulldozer over them? You need so much force to do that. It's nearly impossible in normal transportation.Quote:
Originally Posted by rod9301
Nice skis, too. Sad panda.
Vibes Rod. That's fucking harsh.
And pretty beefy skis.
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Vibes Rod. Looks to me like they damaged the bindings too so you'd better make sure the airline buys you new ones too.
I should look more carefully, at first glance the bindings looked okQuote:
Originally Posted by John_B
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I should look more carefully, at first glance the bindings looked okQuote:
Originally Posted by John_B
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Repeat after me, the bindings are fubar.
They drive the baggage carriage over those?
omg... I feel your painQuote:
Originally Posted by rod9301
And I'm still waiting for air France to come thru.
Over a month.
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Are you really expecting them to?Quote:
Originally Posted by rod9301
Don’t most/all airlines expressly disavow liability for skis (and most sports equipment) in their baggage policies, conditions of carriage and again when you check them in?
https://c.tenor.com/JZXcwzmM3dIAAAAC...-sean-penn.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by rod9301
Finally got almost 2 meters in the pyrenees.
Last night went for my first ever night couloir skiing by headlamp.
First, skinning in a complete whiteout, hoping that it would be clear higher up.
After an hour of braille skinning, finally above the fog.
Looking back and wondering how the skiing will be in the soup, once we ski the couloir.
And my phone decided that 10 degrees Fahrenheit is just too cold to work.
We got to the top by headlamp, quick transition, frozen hands.
Sidestepped the first 20 feet to avoid the rocks lurking under the powder.
Then, pretty good skiing in the first part of the couloir, west facing, so a bit crusty.
Then, the couloir turned north, and boot top powder. After the apron, kept worrying about the fog, but, miracle, it was clear all the way to the car. 3700 ft. I guess the lowering temperature took care of the fog
The entire 3 1/2 hours, no water, no food. My sandwich frozen solid.
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Great powder in this n facing couloir, 10 days after the last storm and in the resort, bareges. Couloir is visible from a chairlift. Not complaining, but almost everywhere else it would be tracked in half a day.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...73a8476546.jpg
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Skied this north facing couloir today, wind crust on top of 30 cm of pure sugar, on top of an ice crust.
Ok now, but dangerous with new snow.
Skied really well, considering it's been 3 weeks since the last snow.
More North facing couloirs soon.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...869d280ae1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ce0918020b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a5729027b7.jpg
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