Well, if I’m going to honour the memory of a friend, I’d better suck up the tears and go and charge the mountains.
It was in this sprit that me and Joe (a long time ski partner) headed out to the Valhalla Powder Cats tenure to do some turns and some snow assessments. The conditionos were somewhat horrific as there was about 80 cms on top of a serious crust and hoar layer. With the warm temps of the past week it was a bit touchy. Plus, all the cat roads were buried so the they all had to be rebuilt. Two cats, one snowmobile, and me and Joe. VIP skiing at it’s finest.
The new terrain at Valhalla is awesome. Way bigger and more varied than the old tenure. You can see some sweet cliffs behind the snowmobile here.
This is Joe after hitting a tree with the sled. It might have been the brakeman’s fault…I’m not saying any more.
Safety first.
Well, it’s not that safe, but we’re skiing it anyway.
Tyler heading down to Pic-a-Pop, just below Nirvana Bowl.
More good turns. Joe in Byron Bay.
Our driver, Tyler, in full concentration.
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