88 degrees at home in the valley on May 1st , time for a trip up to a closed ski area for some climbing and turns,
Sometimes you see things at a ski area that you never see in the backcountry ? Pyramids for yetis?DSCN0304_zps0gptxt11 by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr
Billy is on Hagan 130s with telemark bindings ...
DSCN0306_zpswea8nluo (1) by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr
I am on Rockered Condors with SBOL modified snowboard bindings, we are both using climbing skins
I am just using the toe strap over my toe so I can have a free heel , the other two straps are locked behind me for the climb ,
I am using plastic sewer caps for heel elevators ! Really great set up for the climb !
DSCN0305_zpssx8ii6od (1) by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr]
Easy to climb steep slopes with these set ups , Here I am on my Rockered Condors heading up a steep slope ...
DSCN0307_zpscn6zokd9 (1) by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr
Nice soft sun baked slopes are the reward for the climb! This is on the way out at the end of the day on the milder slopes . nice snow in the trees and down the steeper slopes earlier
Here I am on the Rockered Condors
Here is Billy on his Hagans
Another reward for the climb is finding an excellent place for a rest, some rehydration and lunch !
DSCN0312_zpsoz0ln0bq (1) by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr
Sometimes you see things at a ski area that you never see in the backcountry ? Pyramids for yetis?DSCN0304_zps0gptxt11 by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr
Billy is on Hagan 130s with telemark bindings ...
DSCN0306_zpswea8nluo (1) by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr
I am on Rockered Condors with SBOL modified snowboard bindings, we are both using climbing skins
I am just using the toe strap over my toe so I can have a free heel , the other two straps are locked behind me for the climb ,
I am using plastic sewer caps for heel elevators ! Really great set up for the climb !
DSCN0305_zpssx8ii6od (1) by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr]
Easy to climb steep slopes with these set ups , Here I am on my Rockered Condors heading up a steep slope ...
DSCN0307_zpscn6zokd9 (1) by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr
Nice soft sun baked slopes are the reward for the climb! This is on the way out at the end of the day on the milder slopes . nice snow in the trees and down the steeper slopes earlier
Here I am on the Rockered Condors
Here is Billy on his Hagans
Another reward for the climb is finding an excellent place for a rest, some rehydration and lunch !
DSCN0312_zpsoz0ln0bq (1) by Jack Jue Jr, on Flickr
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