Backcountry skiing (Alpine touring ) 5:15:00 [2] 12.5 km (25:12 / km) +1700m 15:00 / km
Fairy Meadow hut trip
After uptracking together, the group split and I was in a nice smaller group of just 5 plus the guide, aiming for the gnarlier lines. Steep, with some decent little drops and some strong skiers that were doing bigger drops. Then a couple other people joined our group later. Found some great pillow lines (started with a gnarly steep line we called Kick in the Dick) then into a great run of pillows we called Pillow Party. Pillow Party was so good that we did it again. Finished with a run that could take us down to the hut but we couldn’t resist taking fall line and ending up below the hut.
A great day with great skiing and 14 cm of fresh snow overnight, 25 cm storm. Pretty fantastic for this time of year, and it almost looked like we wouldn’t even be able to fly in yesterday, so today felt like a compete bonus.