Sunday, March 16, 2008

Backcountry Madness!!

I just finished a week of snowboarding in the backcountry and I am soo pumped! My good friends Louis and Rachel put me up at their place in Moose Pass and showed me the powder goods! Here are a few shots from those truly epic days.

Rachel spraying ridiculous amounts of powder on Mount Billy Mitchell. We started skinning up this peak from Louis and Rachel's driveway!! Although the trip up this peak was pretty long and tough, the 4,000 ft. of powder were well worth it.

Louis flying down a perfect powder shot up in Summit Pass. Despite the perfect conditions we saw a grand total of one other person making tracks the entire week!

This is my old friend Brad getting ready to drop in on almost 4,000 vertical feet of untracked, fluffy, hero powder snow. The moon hanging behind him added a nice touch to a perfect run.

Here's another one of Brad ripping right through the gut of the chute. It is always fun to get out with my old friends in the backcountry.

This is a new friend of mine by the name of Jon Turk. He skis with an effortlessness that is a pleasure to watch. This run was a celebration of sorts for Jon because just a few hours before this shot was taken he inked his latest book deal! He's a very talented writer and story-teller extrodinaire. Jon has a great website that can be accesses at www.jonturk.net


1 comment:

Unknown said...

did you guys summit mt. billy mitchell? i tried back in '06 but a nice 4' thick slab avy had other plans... been interested in other peoples' interest in the peak. thanks, alex- lexpowers@hotmail.com