I hadn't been out in the BC since sometime before we got tropically punched about two weeks ago and was keen to get out and have a look around. So, I rounded up a partner (HJC) and we headed out to one of our local haunts to check the conditions and scope some lines for future missions.
We weren't really expecting to ski anything considering the current conditions in the East Kootenays, but figured our best chance of finding good snow would be as high as possible on North facing slopes.
The unbreakable crust we encountered on the approach made for excellent travel conditions and we found ourselves at the back of the basin in no time. It was still before noon and we were staring up at some big north facing lines that looked like they just might have some decent snow in them:
So HJC twisted my rubber arm and we decided that the only way to really see how the snow was would be to start climbing:
Lo and behold, the snow at the bottom of the chute was acceptable so we started up it with the caveat that if either one of us (more likely me) started feeling wigged, then we'd back off and call it a recon day.
Well, the snow just got nicer and nicer the higher we went and we ended up climbing the whole thing and having an awesome run back down. We got whited out for the top half so most of my pics are from the lower half:
It was definitely sweet to get some real skiing in on a day where we didn't really expect to do anything more than have a look around.
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Thread: TR - Feb. 1, 05 Mount Fisher
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02-02-2005, 03:31 PM #1
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TR - Feb. 1, 05 Mount Fisher
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02-02-2005, 04:02 PM #2
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That is fucking sweet.
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02-02-2005, 04:52 PM #3
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Nice work!!
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02-02-2005, 04:52 PM #4
wooooooohoooooooooooooo
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them's some real purty hills. nice TR!!!
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02-02-2005, 04:55 PM #5
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I agree!
Originally Posted by Yossarian
nice line. The top pic belongs in the wallpaper thread too.
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02-02-2005, 05:03 PM #6
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Absolutely the coolest pics posted on this site this year. Phenom.!
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02-02-2005, 05:10 PM #7
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Tits. Beautifully round, well-supported breastesis with even, pepperoni sized nipples.
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02-02-2005, 05:13 PM #8
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Awesome! Great shots! What's the ~vert in that chute? It's tough to tell in that picture.
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02-02-2005, 05:13 PM #9
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stellar job.
More fucked up than a cricket in a hubcap
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02-02-2005, 05:21 PM #10
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CAW! CAW!
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02-02-2005, 05:30 PM #11
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STELLAR!
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02-02-2005, 05:31 PM #12
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DANG!
FNKA!!
B.C. rawks my socks.
Definitely need to spend some more time up there /notetoself
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02-02-2005, 06:12 PM #13
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about 2200 feet Originally Posted by Sierra Cement
Thanks for the props everyone
Here's another shot from a previous mission:
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02-02-2005, 06:36 PM #14
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Did you summit? If so, was it scrambling 4th class, or borderline 5th class. That last bit to the summit looks involved.
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02-02-2005, 08:43 PM #15
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Great TR!
I love the feeling I get looking at this shot:
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02-02-2005, 09:02 PM #16
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WTF? Is that Planet Hoth? Jeebus! Beautiful and sphincter-shrinking. Nice
work.Last edited by Twoplanker; 02-02-2005 at 09:04 PM.
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02-02-2005, 09:44 PM #17
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SICK... way to have a safety plan as well
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02-02-2005, 09:49 PM #18
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One more question......
Are those seracs hanging above the couloir you skied? Or is it just heavily rime covered rock?
If they are seracs, than you my friend, have HUGE balls.
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02-02-2005, 09:49 PM #19
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That's a rad line, and those are some rad pics. Awesome.
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02-02-2005, 11:14 PM #20
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Sicky, brah.
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02-03-2005, 04:20 AM #21
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Nice Work, Deep.
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02-03-2005, 05:42 AM #22
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Or he could be insanely retarded. Looks like rock to me. Originally Posted by Trackhead
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02-03-2005, 10:43 AM #23
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Rime covered rock....I don't think you'd catch me up there if they were seracs. Originally Posted by Trackhead
Didn't summit this time, but did last year and it involved 4th class scrambling.....which reminds me, the 2200 feet that i mentioned earlier was actually measured to the summit, so the chute itself is more like ~2100 feet.
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