Training Log Archive: Carbons Offset

Typee Peak mission today. Skins on, headed over to The Steepness. Put the harnesses on so that we were ready for the glacier crossing below, then skied a middle section of The Steepness that wasn't as super steep as I feared it might be, based on the name. Traversed and headed up across the glacier, crossing snow bridges over several crevasses and some cool glacial features. Then the final push up to the summit, where we hung out on the top of Typee Peak for a long time with massive views of hundreds of summits, with no wind and mild temperatures. Then a great run down the upper pitches including one that got a little steeper and was especially fun. Great snow on the lower pitch (creamy and fast with hoar crystals on top) where James and I skied at the same time and had a fun battle, often almost bumping into each other.
A few people headed back from here and the rest of us went up for another lap. Another really good ski down, and then a lot of fun heading down into the lower section toward valley bottom. One pitch had a thin layer on top that was a little more firm, you could feel it being broken and tossed aside by our fat skis, it felt kinda hard core.
Finished off with our hike up past the stations of the cross again. The group set a solid steady pace and most were pooped by the time we got back to the lodge.
Got back to the lodge by 4:15. Lots of daylight left. I asked the guide if there was an option to go for another run, but he said he was shutting it down for the day. Bummer. Oh well, a nice day.

C • Jealous to the max 3

Down Blue Danube, then a pretty tour along valley bottom looking for ptarmigan. Then a long run down Jigger followed by a long run down MizzenMast. Finished the day with the climb from Butters Creek back up to the lodge. Hung back with the lead guide while he waited for the split boarders who were taking their own pace.

Planned to go to the summit of Mt. Butters. Dropped down from the lodge about 500 metres to the creek, including launching big off a couple of wind lips just below the hut - man, did that wake you up! :)
Then a really pretty tour along the valley with the really pretty creek alongside you but the even more amazing glaciers in the background, descending from big peaks.
Next, a long climb up. One short boot pack along the way. Continued up but then decided to turn back when one slope didn't look good enough to put our large group onto.
Had a good, long (1200 metres total down this side?) run down below Ahab with several sections of good snow. Everyone was loving it and ripped down pretty hard and fast. Then onto a lower section where it seemed like we dialed it up even more and several of us had a blast jumping a wind lip back and forth several times.
Climbed back up to the lodge via a route that is marked with the 14 stations of the cross. When some people were getting tired, they thought they saw Jesus.
A few of us did one more run close to the lodge.

C • Jesus... 1

Over Schooner Pass and into Schooner Bowl. First run was a riotous run full of fun little mushrooms that offered something to hop off at every turn. Such fun!
The next run was more into the trees with plenty of drops that you could get some air off of. Had fun chasing Revy down sweet lines. One more time up and down through the trees, another fun one. Back up to the top of the pass for bus options home but most people opted for another half or full run down. Kind of nice to ski in smaller groups instead of our mega group of 14 plus guides. Our full run group was amazed at how fast we dropped the second half of the run (in just 6 minutes we dug a big vertical debt that could only be repaid with a lot of climbing back up). Carbon turned on the jets (I think she was itching to get a workout) and left all of us far behind, and even reached the top around the same time as a bunch of the half-run group. Then she lost her ski and made me feel useful ;).
A reeeeally fun bowl, good snow, fun challenging terrain with lots of fun rolls and drops. It was a good day to lock down the heels with the AT gear.

First day at Battle Abbey. Quite cold on the first climb. About 800 m descent down The King's Backside, south facing. Quite warm on the climb back up in bright sun. Then did two more short laps down the backside again, late in the afternoon.

This terrain has awesome potential for getting a lot of vertical easily, but most of the day felt fairly slow and also had several long breaks (I guess we're used to shorter breaks and more skiing). Felt a little teased about what could have been accomplished but still a decent day. The one long run was good, I would have loved another (or two) of that.
Amazing vistas, really big terrain, potentially loooong runs.

Out for about 7 hours 20 minutes.

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16.4