TR: Adirondack Hut Trip (February 3-5, 2017)

I don't usually do trip reports, but this weekend was so fun, I cannot resist.  I was recently invited on a hut trip in the Adirondacks.  If you do any slide skiing in the Adirondacks, you know that there's often a long approach involved, and the days can be long.  So, having a hut 3.5 miles in really makes day missions much more enjoyable.

A trip in the Adirondacks is truly adventure skiing.  Exploring drainages, navigating creeks and slides.  And as with any good Adirondack adventure - some bushwhacking too!  We were graced with lots of soft snow, though we got all sorts of sporting conditions.  Wind affected snow, some crust, and ice bulges all added to the excitement and adventure.  Here are a few pictures and videos of the weekend.  Great mountains, great snow, great food, and great friends...all in all...I'd say pretty great!

Great narrower slide that held pretty good snow:
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A wider adjacent slide that had good snow, and some wind affected snow and ice bulges.  Lots of fun variations.
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Here's some pics: (see post below)

A different spot with a big ice bulge and a nice chute that wrapped around and continued up above:

Those are some cool pics for sure

this is bad ass! Nice one!

Are these named areas? What tools did you use to come up with your route etc.?

Two nights, that sounds great.  How much horizontal and vert did you do? Just curious really.

Nice!

Well...we kept it pretty casual on goals...and kept the pace pretty light, and enjoyed cooking and stuff while we were there...no tally on vert/mileage, but I wouldn't say it was too crazy.

We picked what we skied based on satellite images, just exploring around certain areas, and picking what looked good. We just looked at satellite images, maps, and whatever beta we could find to pick routes for the most part.

This should be a front page nysb blog story. Jus sayin.

Thanks....I figure best saved for the forum folks!  One of the neatest things about the Adirondack backcountry skiing culture, I think, is that it's not overly publicized and is pretty low traffic.  Last weekend I was prett pumped...but honestly, there are folks doing the same thing constantly out in the park,and they just keep a lot of it to themselves...and I appreciate and respect that. Take this all with a grain of salt, because obviously I felt compelled enough to make a post about the weekend!

very nice, and the conditions look great. next year for sure...
GM

Nothing wrong with your post, most of the skiing out of JBL is known, Peggy O is the Best!