Probably one of the best Spring Ski Tours ever

A snowHead

Absolutely magical today, when you get Spring Snow like this it's as good as powder, well almost Toofy Grin

I'd toured on my tod in that sector yesterday and when looking back-up could see that there was more snow than you'd usually expect (which is the theme for this season at altitude), so today was a case of taking advantage of that, skiing South facing lines that would normally be rock.

And with us was a guy only on his second ski-tour, and had never experienced Spring Snow chasing after you, which can be quite alarming as you'll hear, not once but twice Laughing

Vid is longer than usual but shows how superb it was, as well as giving you a flavour of what Spring Ski Touring is all about and how if you're a competent, and fit piste skier it's something that's very accessible, and it's breathtaking being out in that environment all on your own seeing no-one else.

You'll hear me talking to the OH, and we're doing that via the Cardo comms system, and it work's really well especially when skiing new terrain and you're not 100% what you might come across, again as you'll see and hear!

http://youtube.com/v/io9A3m9gZ6g

A snowHead

Sweet

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Looks great fun

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The guy we introduced to ski touring has written a couple of blogs for us.

First one is about his first tour
https://stylealtitude.com/a-first-time-backcountry-experience-ski-blog.html

and then the second about his second one
https://stylealtitude.com/ski-tour-slackcountry-ski-blog.html

Unfortunately, he's been off-games all this week as he had a cancerous lump taken out of his nose, which was luckily spotted by a doctor when he accompanied his wife to see a Doctor after she bust her wrist!!

So he's missed out on another four descents down there, though different routes.

Help!!

Probably one of the best Spring Ski Tours ever

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