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Off the top of my head I think the 10th fought a big battle to capture mount belvedere in Italy during WW2

sweet stuff RA!!

Sno

contact me and I will take you in with me and show you around when they open in a Bronze status

Sweet video.  That is some primo sidecountry.  Mostly glades so I would think the avy danger is not too bad.

Brownski wrote

Off the top of my head I think the 10th fought a big battle to capture mount belvedere in Italy during WW2

Yes!  They climbed Riva Ridge in the night to get above the Germans.  Riva Ridge is on Mt. Belvedere!  You also are a patriot Mr. Brownski!

I believe so --- doesn't belvedere mean beautiful or something like that??\

I know the Belvedere in Saranac Lake sure puts out some of the most beautiful Italian food anyone could ever want --- yoou ever been there??

ScottyJack wrote

Brownski wrote

Off the top of my head I think the 10th fought a big battle to capture mount belvedere in Italy during WW2

Yes!  They climbed Riva Ridge in the night to get above the Germans.  Riva Ridge is on Mt. Belvedere!  You also are a patriot Mr. Brownski!

Nope --- didn't know that

MAN now that's some tree skiing right there --- geezus that looks good

Coach Z wrote

Sno

contact me and I will take you in with me and show you around when they open in a Bronze status

Thanks for the offer Coach!!  I suppose you mean gold status though.

He means whatever status you can take greenhorns in.  

campgottagopee wrote

ScottyJack wrote

Brownski wrote

Off the top of my head I think the 10th fought a big battle to capture mount belvedere in Italy during WW2

Yes!  They climbed Riva Ridge in the night to get above the Germans.  Riva Ridge is on Mt. Belvedere!  You also are a patriot Mr. Brownski!

Nope --- didn't know that

I'm honestly disappointed man...   

ScottyJack wrote

campgottagopee wrote

ScottyJack wrote

Brownski wrote

Off the top of my head I think the 10th fought a big battle to capture mount belvedere in Italy during WW2

Yes!  They climbed Riva Ridge in the night to get above the Germans.  Riva Ridge is on Mt. Belvedere!  You also are a patriot Mr. Brownski!

Nope --- didn't know that

I'm honestly disappointed man...  

You'll get over it

you should have more respect for our veterans

Coach Z wrote

Sweet video.  That is some primo sidecountry.  Mostly glades so I would think the avy danger is not too bad.

Thanks! Mostly low danger ya but ironically it's the only zone to have killed anyone on the mountain from an avalanche in recorded history. Getting in there can be a little dicey (the pitch off the top for about 150 feet is at that magical 35 or so degrees) and up off the ridge there is often a large hard slab that develops from wind deposit. That's what got the local snowboarder in 98. I'm pretty sure it was a snow then wind event that followed a MF spring cycle. Sadly It's avie 101 stuff and simple to identify for the experienced. He was just a kid and got wrapped around some trees in a large fast moving hard slab slide.

@camp, super flow fast tree skiing, it's $!

GiddyUp Scotty --- yeeeeha --- ride that horse baby

I have a yellow ribbon sticker on my car right next to my Hillary 2016 one. I'm totally supportive and I bought the sticker to prove it! :)

raisingarizona wrote

 

@camp, super flow fast tree skiing, it's $!

I've NEVER skied trees that are that wide open EVER! Looks totally awesome....and wicked fun

sorry yes what ever the status is when you don't need avy gear

that video reminded me of tree skiing I did in BC cat skiing - looked super fun

"The little crew I ski with tends to go one gully further than the masses......we can do laps out here all day long and only cross our own tracks."

That sense of solitude is what I've loved the most about the BC skiing I've done so far out in the PNW.  At Crystal the Southback (hike to, in bounds sidecountry) area provides relatively easy access to the ridge line above Henskin Lake, and to Pickhandle Peak.  Spent a day doing laps in there and it was great, but (gasp!) there were tracks and we did see a couple other people.  Just a ridge line or two over from those areas is Bullion Basin and Cement Basin.  Next day out we went there, day after a storm that was all snow above 6k.  Maybe it was the rain at lower elevation the day before, or maybe it was the much longer skin-in access......but we had an entire wilderness to ourselves, not a track or another soul to be seen all day.  It was truly spectacular.  To be able to experience things like that, to develop the skills and knowledge to go places and do things that 99.999% of the world's population will never be able to......that is special.  That's what I keep telling my kids, and dammit one of these days they are going to hear me!