Long Weekend and 10th of October Reports

On the long weekend WildandFree, Sid, Skifree and I went out to Camp on Mt Twynam from Guthega. There had been about 10 -15cm of snow down to about 1200m the night before, nice but not enough to ski to the suspension bridge on. After being nearly blown away we found a nice site and made camp, Sid and I spent the afternoon getting some fantastically dry tracks.

Then we spent the next two days in the tent while it rained and came home.

Today I had my first solo backcounty effort, an early morning dash for Blue Lake, got to Charlottes Pass at 7:00am and got back at 1:00pm with six runs under my belt from around the area.

Plenty of Snow

Tracks from my second run, heading towards Elephant Butress Couloir

My Biggest ever Bacjcountry Barney. Don't know how I fell, I think it might have been an icey patch, or I'm just a goose, but I almost slid head first into the side of the Couloir, bruised my arm on a binding got some great gravel rash on my back, lost a ski, snaped the leash toggle, and snaped a stock.

The equipment damage

I went back up to fetch the other half of my pole after I rescued the errant ski, which had slid 20m over the ice of Blue lake.

The second run was more sucessfull but kicking steps got a bit dicey on the firm stuff in the shade.

Then I started heading back. Tracks of my second last run into Soil Conservation Creek

A fantastic and exciting day!

More Pictures Here