Steamboat vs Utah

[nhskier1969]

Just remember there are the marked "glades" and then every other tree area. The marked stuff by Eastern standards are super widely spaced areas and they do see a lot of traffic and get skied out rather quickly. But look between trails and such, tons of more Eastern spaced trees unmarked that most westerners ignore. Pow in those trees for days...

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Sounds great. Has anyone who's skied at SB been into the Pioneer Ridge BackCountry?

 

[raisingarizona]

Sounds great. Has anyone who's skied at SB been into the Pioneer Ridge BackCountry?

Fish Creek Canyon?

I lived there for two years and spent most of my time skiing laps back there.

 

[nhskier1969]

Fish Creek Canyon?

I lived there for two years and spent most of my time skiing laps back there.

If I go to far skiers right, won't I get cliffed out?

 

[dlague]

Fish Creek Canyon?

I lived there for two years and spent most of my time skiing laps back there.

Did you lap by skinning?


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[raisingarizona]

Did you lap by skinning?


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Nope. This was 96/97. We side stepped all the way around. Then you had to do the full lift circuit from the base to get back up to the Chutes/Gates. Those laps kind of burned me out on that place. I think we got two, maybe even three runs in a day doing that. After two seasons I was really ready for a steeper mountain and better access.

I'd definitely put a skin track in today if I were skiing in FCC.

 

[raisingarizona]

If I go to far skiers right, won't I get cliffed out?

There's cliffs all over that canyon. You need to know where you are going.

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