Andrew Caffrey
New member
be kind--i'm older than (most) of you and not in fighting condition
i targeted a small-to-mid size mountain not too far out in order to be able to take my measure, without getting too stupid..
it was 11 degrees when I left boston. an hour and change later i espied the target:
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booted up outside the gate and followed the access to the top:
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after hanging around like a tourist for a while, i shoved off and followed a single track through the trees to a narrow inside trail I had spied from the road. a week since the snow, but the cold kept the stuff very light and powdery.
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stopping after a few sweet turns, i noticed sunlight poking through in places in the grove hidden behind a fringe of trees and saplings that served as one wall to the trail. clamboring hither and yon, I broke through the underbrush to discover this:
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woo woo. i could get to liking this stuff.
since I was genuinely treating this as a shakedown cruise, I didn't expect to do any kind of real skiing, or even to find decent conditions. so that was a real bonus. I've since plotted bigger, longer and steeper inside lines on the hill, and hope to revisit soon--this time with company--to do a real exploration if conditions like this persist.
and i did learn a lot--mostly about the extent of my poor conditioning--too little running, too much eating and a serious bout of cigar smoking will do that to you.
i also realized that I probably have to get real touring boots much sooner than i had budgeted for. them alpine boots is heavy.
so for all you guys who've posted TR of legit BC forays, I thank you... and with enough hard conditioning in the coming weeks even hope to see you out there!
a.c.
i targeted a small-to-mid size mountain not too far out in order to be able to take my measure, without getting too stupid..
it was 11 degrees when I left boston. an hour and change later i espied the target:
(click on pics to enlarge)
View attachment 3186
booted up outside the gate and followed the access to the top:
View attachment 3187
after hanging around like a tourist for a while, i shoved off and followed a single track through the trees to a narrow inside trail I had spied from the road. a week since the snow, but the cold kept the stuff very light and powdery.
View attachment 3189
stopping after a few sweet turns, i noticed sunlight poking through in places in the grove hidden behind a fringe of trees and saplings that served as one wall to the trail. clamboring hither and yon, I broke through the underbrush to discover this:
View attachment 3188
woo woo. i could get to liking this stuff.
since I was genuinely treating this as a shakedown cruise, I didn't expect to do any kind of real skiing, or even to find decent conditions. so that was a real bonus. I've since plotted bigger, longer and steeper inside lines on the hill, and hope to revisit soon--this time with company--to do a real exploration if conditions like this persist.
and i did learn a lot--mostly about the extent of my poor conditioning--too little running, too much eating and a serious bout of cigar smoking will do that to you.
i also realized that I probably have to get real touring boots much sooner than i had budgeted for. them alpine boots is heavy.
so for all you guys who've posted TR of legit BC forays, I thank you... and with enough hard conditioning in the coming weeks even hope to see you out there!
a.c.
