Backcountry skiing (100eight) 5:30:00 [2] 19.0 km (17:22 / km) +1790m 11:48 / km
Last day of skiing with Joey - back to Loop Brook as shortest approach to north facing skiing (and no solar aspects to ski). Went up from the moraine side which is a little longer but scenic and safer. There are a few glades lower down that need attention in higher hazard. This route also allowed us to check out the glacier run - there is one obvious trough that drops off the glacier and no slots to deal with. We managed to climb fairly high working past a couple horizontal crevasses - I'm not sure the last 50m were worth it due to slope angle. The ski down had great snow - moderate heli ski style powder skiing until the last roll which was a little steeper. I had a great few turns down a rib... could push across the flats and ski all the way to the bottom of the moraine if you wanted. We skinned up and went to Green's glacier via a short steep slope that gets you through the rock band. Another great heli ski style run with a steep roll at the bottom (though not as steep as it looked from below). We worked the skier's right on the way out and found untracked snow below the cliffs right to the flat area. We then tried the skier's left exit which skips the elephant's trunk - if hazard is low it may be worth doing as you get some extra turns. The drop to the creek is advanced though which made the process slower than the usual exit.
