Black Mountain 01/19/09

[awf170]

I figured I would just make it easier and start my own thread. Anyway, here are my pics:

Epic waist deep powder!!! All right, maybe someone took a picture of me wiping and just titled it a ridiculous amount so it looked like I was skiing some steep and deep. Just don't pay attention to the trees and you'll be fine.

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[Johnskiismore]

Nice shots!

 

[TheBEast]

My favorite shot of the group. Very nice camera work!

 

[cbcbd]

Looks like it really sucked

 

[Mildcat]

Did you win the best pic last year. Looks like you have a few nominees this year too.

 

[roark]

excuse me, I need to go get a towel to clean the drool from my keyboard.

 

[awf170]

Did you win the best pic last year. Looks like you have a few nominees this year too.

Yep. Well, technically it was the best picture from the first half of the season. It was this picture:

This one from MRG before opening is still my favorate one of the my season so far:

 

[bvibert]

Nice pics Austin and nice looking skiing/hucking Steve!

Good job on the photoshop of that picture Austin. :lol:

 

[awf170]

Nice pics Austin and nice looking skiing/hucking Steve!

Good job on the photoshop of that picture Austin. :lol:

It's awesome, huh?! Here's the original photo:

"fixed"

 

[bvibert]

:lol: You should have rotated it before you cropped it, then you wouldn't have those angled whit spaces on the corners.

 

[2knees]

incredible pics austin. nice huck for river.

i'd love to follow you guys around just once.

 

[awf170]

incredible pics austin. nice huck for river.

i'd love to follow you guys around just once.

Mad River Glen sometime? I can drag you and the CLITS through woods, powder, and awful hucks to flat landings the whole day.

 

[2knees]

Mad River Glen sometime? I can drag you and the CLITS through woods, powder, and awful hucks to flat landings the whole day.

well that would be ideal so keep me posted.

all day, not so much. flat landings? never. unless you want to see a grown man cry.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Those shots are great, ski rag worthy. I almost didn't read this thread, glad I did.

 

[catsup948]

I can see some of my tracks in those pics....

Black was epic on Monday. It was my first trip up there and I could not have picked a better day. Second car in the lot; summit open! We got first or second tracks on every trail. Face shots on White Knuckle, waist deep on Carter Notch Glades! Loved the cliffs. Black is a great hidden gem after a big storm. My buddy even managed to break his thumb!

 

[soulseller]

My best day last year was at Black in similar conditions. I am hoping I can replicate it at some point this season.

 

[lerops]

Just wow!

 

[riverc0il]

Holy crap, nice pics Austin! Black is such a photogenic mountain due to its southern exposure. Add in some boot to knee deep in the trees and Black is a great place to have a camera.

My favorite shot of the group. Very nice camera work!

That picture was taken just before my third face shot of the day. You can see the snow approaching my face, LOL.

Love the huckability factor at Black. They have more in bounds cliffs than most mountains twice Black's size.

 

[riverc0il]

What are the settings on your camera for these shots, by the way? Default or do you tweak them? My shots came out pretty good but yours are so much more crisp and vibrant than mine.

 

[snoseek]

Both the skiing and the pics are top-notch. Very nice!