from Jim Jones

I just received this fantastic email from Jim Jones

Why can't you eastcoasties just go out and have fun and
 not self-promote? To me your just another dime a dozen 
transplant gumming up the west, Appalachian mts, what 
a joke. Don't bother responding I won't read your sillyness.
 
Its an interesting email for me to receive, makes me question 
myself and my motivations.

But what I find funny is him dissing the appalachian mts, what do
they have to do with my eastcoastie antics?They were where my 
adventures began,  I had so many great times running around the
 "Hills" in our backyard. No huge alpine, no thoughts of avalanches, 
but regardless lots of great exploration onskis and foot. This comment 
makes his email seem more petty.

And yes I do self-promote but I also share and inspire, I hope my 
stuff does not come off as egotistical self promotion but more as a
sharing of incredible experiences.

Should I give everyone Jim Jones email and maybe you people can 
email him and perhaps he will listen to your silliness?

Apart from that lots has been happening, down in Nelson for the 
Coldsmoke festival, a wicked ski down the Face of Ymir with lots of
slough and alpen glow and then some deep powder skiing up the 
Asulkan with the Jupiter traverse.

The powder has returned and rejuvenated our psych. 405 000ft 



Millions of reasons

Slack country

Well the new snow from the last few days has pushed the values into the critical range and stuff was touchy today. Super touchy. So we searched out some powder skiing amongst the trees off RMR. The skiing was epic, deep and fast but radar was set to high danger. So we had some great turns but always wary of any change in terrain. Anything slightly convex and unsupported would slide and propagate a bit.  The trees were pretty good, 1000-2000 feet of good fall line with pillows all around. Daffys and 30 cm crown lines were the flavour of the day.