Went on a short tour on Thursday in Tairn Basin (the basin behind cheesman ski area). Some great powder turns, I have some good pictures so I can make a sweet little trip report once I get good internet. Tomorrow I am going to go on a ski tour with grant and some other people, should be fun. They are having amazing conditions down here right now. There is great recrystalized powder around and stuff. There might be a little snow and wind tomorrow. New Zealand really is amazing. The people are all super friendly, and the terrain is terrific.
Trip Reports Backcountry
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This weekend we heard from WildSnow’s Director of Year Around Skiing. Louie is ensconced at Cheeseman ski field , working as staff up there doing everything from repairs to ski patrolling. “The internet we’ve got is half the speed of dialup,” he said, “it’s been snowing for three days, everything is above timberline and we spend all day in whiteout blizzard conditions — it’s great. Oh, and sorry about the core shots in your Mount Bakers…I’m holding the Coombacks in reserve till the snowpack builds up.
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Mt. Raoul,13,803 foot sub-peak of Castle Peak in the Elk Mountains southwest of Aspen, Colorado. Also named Castleabra or Castlebra.
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Mount Rainier Fuhrer Finger ski mountaineering trip report
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Mount Rainier webcams to see what kind of weather the boys are experiencing during climb and ski descent via Fuhrer Finger.
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BBQ on Independence Pass, Colorado, where backcountry skiers gather for the spring corn snow festival
