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Very true. Maybe @dberdinka was just the first to spray about it 20ish years ago.

Weren't you, along with @dberdinka, the first to ski that @genepires? A fun run when the bottom isn't too bony!

@Trent making some scenic turns on the Thunder Glacier.

Those are great images Jake! All are a good reminder that the best camera is one you will have in your hand in moments like you've shared. Unless you have it handy, you will miss the best shots nearly all the time. So, a lot to be said for the smaller SLRs. I really would like to lighten up at some point with a mirrorless setup. I am thinking Z6 or Z7, but I'll probably have to wait for mine to die.

Carefully descending Whitechuck many late falls ago:

I would recommend getting really quite good at skiing in-bounds before you buy a BC setup. Get a used in-bounds setup and a season pass and get so you can ski anything on the mountain well. Adding climbing gear and crappy conditions (when the climbing conditions are good, the skiing typically is challenging) is not a recipe for fun if you are an intermediate skier. It is much harder than you think, and the BC is no place to hurt yourself. And @Bronco gives excellent advice RE boots and skis/bindings. I would add that going a bit heavier on your ski setup will make it easier if you aren't an expert skier. The folks at ProSki can answer all your questions and are a great place to buy your gear. Evo is good too. Good luck!

Totally nuts! Wow....all of it. I am just learning to ski, got some work to put in.

Sorry, been a busy stretch at work.....Back to the task at hand, the Spearhead!

What??!! You climbed Forbidden, then Stuart, then Sherpa- back to back to back weekends??!! Amazing! Well done!!

Nice work! I've always wondered about that one.....sounds like it is tough to nail in fun ski conditions. You would know how best to hit it, so this is good advice!

I just want to chime in again to remark how RAD this ascent was. Wild!

WELL DONE! Such an epic adventure, thank you so much for detailing it all here!!! And.....a lecture immediately after??!! You, sir, are a machine.

So many possibilities:

A touching message @Cara Ashworth, I am very sorry to hear about the passing of your dad. Mark sounded like a great man and I can certainly identify with what drove him to seek freedom in the hills. I think this is probably the best location for your notice and I hope that some friends of your dad will see it and get in touch with their memories of him. Please take care and hang in there.

If it gets La Nina fat later this season, is anyone going for a ski of West Mac?

Smokey sunset below Primus/Tricouni:

I still need to go back for Tasman!!

I don't get tired of looking at the Eldorado group, especially from the north. This view is from Ragged Ridge:

Speaking of Primus....here is a photo of it from an unusual vantage (Teebone ridge):

oops, sorry @lunger! Yes, on the way to both of those peaks. Such a cool area!

oh man @SeanO, that sounds miserable! I can attest to the nastiness of that brush around the lake. I remember it quite well from our S. Hozomeen trip! BTW, Tim in the TR above is @therunningdog who you ran into with me on Forbidden last summer....

I meant that we didn't see anyone on the off trail portion of our trip, sounds the same for you. So great!

A bit higher on the ridge from the last photo I posted. Can you guess the summit?

oh, and did you see anyone? We didn't for 7 days and that alone was so great! But really, hats off to you guys for embarking on a trip with TWO major unknowns. That alone is pretty unusual. Way to commit!!

You know, the funny thing is I don't think I have a photo looking this way from Jasper Pass. D'oh! I guess we were so fixated on looking ahead to figure out our way around Pioneer Ridge. Thanks for the photo, I am not sure if I will make it back to look south.