Mt-Klotz

It always seems easier to pass by Mt-Klotz and gain the 2000 feet of vertical to the Pass, instead of bushwacking for an hour. But today we chose the bushwack and we were well rewarded. 3500 feet of trees brought us out and into the alpine bowl of Klotz. Gorgeous runs off all aspects, Doug set a perfect skin track up through the moraines and up to the summit while I did a couple of laps to get my vertical. I finally caught up with the gang while they were on the summit.

We then skied a fantastic rolling run down 2500 feet and toured back up to a high col and skied 6000 ft back down to the car.

10190 ft, which leaves me 92 to go.

the womb

Spent the morning skinning up and down the Macpherson Fingers, different runs, all decent. Then A group of friends toured by and were on the way to the summit. Knowing that there would be a skin track to the summit I did a few more laps and then followed their track upwards. Up above the cloud layer and onto the shoulder. Tracking them down I caught up to them and then broke trail to the top of the Womb. Knowing I didn’t have enough time to go to the summit I dropped into the womb and skied home. Tracey had skied this line pregnant with Charley and now I am skiing it within days of our next child. I can’t wait to find out its sex, doesn’t matter really. But a daughter and a son would be a perfect little family. We will find out soon enough… 5 runs and 10100 feet later I have 93 days left.

Corbins Pass

One of the larger issues surrounding my goal is to figure out how to balance friends and goals. Because one of the best parts about ski touring is the friends you share these days with. So how do I accomplish my selfish goal while still enjoying days with buddies.

Today I started off the day touring and socializing, we toured to the top of the ridge and dropped down the North Side, Skiing through the fantastic burnt trees that stand back there. Realising, that they were only going to be able to tour one more run, I decided I would lap on more 1300 foot run down the backside. Then I would play catch up and meet them at the top of Helens. I managed the extra lap and then we all skied down together and enjoyed a fantastic avalanche path. When we met up with our skin track they continued down and I turned my skins upward and toured up 3300ft. 10 480 ft of great skiing and then directly home. 94 days to go…