I'm racing again tomorrow, so today I went out to do a nice little warm up taper session -- just a few short efforts and some skiing to get the legs moving. BUT, as I was skinning along, I stumbled upon an Olympus hidden couloir. I started up it thinking I would turn around at the top of the apron. But when I got to the top of the apron, I couldn't resist. I took my skis off, and booted 1000 feet up the gut. As I got higher, the snow got better, the walls got steeper, and the couloir got narrower. It was beautiful and there was just enough space to ski it.
You made the right call, never miss a chance to get some!
ReplyDeleteSamurai, I'm a flatlander from Illinois, so I don't know why I care. But just interested in what you use to determine altitude, and vertical feet you ski. If I start adding up vertical ridden on the farmland rollers, i'll let you know! Great site, keep it up. IZZY
ReplyDeleteThanks Izzy. Most of the time I use an altimeter watch -- a Suunto -- that measures the altitude, number of feet ascended, and number of feet descended. Sometimes, I eyeball it. After a while and after you have used a watch or skied a certain area for a while, you get pretty good at eyeballing it. I'm sure that you'd be surprised at the cumulative altitude gain you on your rollers.
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