Jay backcountry question

[amf]

I'm off to Jay for a week, & had a question about the Big Jay bowl that I thought might be answered here. Is the runout to the road doable with DH gear, or best with an AT setup? I'm in a quandary about what skiis to take - my DH setup is wider under foot, but I far prefer skinning to barebooting. Unfortunately, I can only take one set of skiis. I could tolerate barebooting around the ridgeline if I had to. Thanks for any input...

 

[JD]

Tons of knuckle draggers boot out the ridge. That is the only P.I.T.A. w/o skins and only if you're breaking trail, which you won't be. You can ski all the way to the road w/o skinning.