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Drift Left above Copper from East Red a week prior
With intentions of skiing Crystal North on Sat, Tanner and I made a change of plans as I had received a text from Calc that he was going to ski Drift. It was nice to skin to the top of this one and we enjoyed great views and snacks before looking at the SE bowl.We planned to ski SE and the hike back up to ski the classic NW drift line. The SE face was looking pretty saturated so we hopped on the Driftline and enjoyed great powder conditions. Tanner enjoying the great may conditions on the Driftline Tanner Calc Ripped it top to bottom while me and tanner traversed skiers right to a nice gully
I think it was about 11 when we reached the bottom so we went for another lap Second lap on the skin track above one of the many exits More of a corn product below the various exits of the drift face Pacific from Crystal June 28th 2011
On June 28th 2011 Tanner and I skied Peak 10 south to Crystal south east to Pacific, with intentions of skiing the North Couloir. We hiked it but the descent was a bit firm and the crux a bit concave, allowing for only the tips and tails of the skis edge to grab. Needless to say we backed off, and skied tarn bowl over to an inset lookers left of the Maui Chutes. Even on June 28 of 2011 the crux was fatter that when we skied it on May 12 of 2013. A nice couli we skied after backing off Pacific North 2011 Calc on the summit
Anyway back on top of Pacific with an approach from the Spruce trailhead we were looking at the type of snow you want for this steep couloir. Now I have to mention that I was not too impressed with Mountain Outfitters who had unsuccessfully tried to replace the faulty pins in my Dynafits. When putting them back together the tech asked what I wanted my DIN's set at. I replied "10" and thought nothing of it. Well the tech set my lateral DIN at 10 and spaced even setting the forward pressure DIN. Moral of the story never trust the techs at ski shops and it's your fault if you do. Adam Brian and Calc check out the North Couloir 2013 North Couloir June 28th 2011 North Couloir May 12th 2013
There are two options up top, the left option seems to be a bit wider than the right that has a few rocks constricting to shorter than a ski length Calc cutting to the left branch
Calc Dropped first followed by Brian and myself. A recent strong addition to the crew Adam, who is recovering from some serious foot issues after a ski descent of Denali last year skied the lookers left couloir off the ridge. The snow has been very stable on north aspects with minimal sloughing. Calc lower down Brian cuts left healside Brian carving out the dogleg Me working the shadows just trying to keep the skis on my feet with a no forward pressure DIN
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Brian, wasn't it your Fritchi that ripped in half in the San Juans causing you to miss an entire ski descent and sending us on a wild goose chase through Tride for a loaner setup? All Elliot's talking about is a minor adjustment that all new Radicals require, at least his bindings still worked :wink:.
While they did stay on my feet, I didn't have the correct screw driver to tighten them down, thus making me ski very cautious. Needless to say I know a little more about how the bindings work now.
You only stand by the Freerides because people keep giving you their old crappy pairs for free (probably because they just bought Dynafits), and you therefore have no reason/motivation to ever spend money on bindings :D. No one ever gives away their old Dynafits, not in my experience at least...
I can't spell and this should not be a surprise to you!
But just because I can't spell doesn't mean you can't move from the comfort of your freerides to the exciting world of tech. It makes you sound like a crusty old man. "Damn whipper snappers....Pull up those pants and tuck in that shirt!" :lol:
Elliot - I didn't realize mayflower had sled access.
Lol. Hey, Trekkers might not be a bad idea to reach the N Couloir! I bet Elliot wished he had his bomber Alpine setup when he realized that Dynafit screwdriver hole was too small for anything they had on-hand. :D
Your right about those trekkers. Garbage on the way up, great for the way down.
Looked like a fun day guys, nice work.
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