Of the 4 ski mountaineering races that I have wanted to do so far this year, 2 have been cancelled while the other two have gone on with some course modifications. This time the Ken Jones Classic was postponed due to cold temperatures.
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| Doing some urban skimo training! |
With a relatively stable but thin snowpack, we had some options. With the cold temperatures and crust on the solar aspects, a traverse involving climbing the south slopes and descending the north seemed like the best way to make use of the conditions.
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| The top of climb 1. |
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| crossing tracks where the descent funneled. |
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| Staying in the sun on climb 2. |
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| Getting a little zesty in the scree! |
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| Downclimbing on belay into descent number 2. Prime conditions! |
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| Craig slaying the excellent conditions on his new skis! |
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| Descent 3. Craig had to sit this one out with skin failure that can be traced back to the EU limiting imports on toluene. |
Great day, although we were not able to complete the full traverse as intended and missed out on the last climb. I was struggling to come up with more options, so day 2 was a bit of a bust, though nice to get out and be comfortable in the cold.
I've been quiet for the past little while
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| 3rd time in this zone this season. The snow makes the slog worth it! |
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| Skiing off the top on Super Bowl Sunday! |
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| Getting some deep turns in the same spot earlier in January. |
And how could I forget, some real Edmonton skiing!
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