"I rode the Kicking Horse lifts and absorbed the spectacular dawn. The first chute was intimidating. Steep, sluff-filled, and raw. I made a handful of turns, ripped out a sizeable sluff, and had to plaster myself into the right wall. It passed quickly, and I carried on working the left side of the chute to avoid the sluff track. The snow was delectable. Back up."
"The snow was delectable. Back up. Finally, chute #8 of 8. This chute was on the shorter side, held great snow, and allowed for speed. No big sluff, no need to stop. Right to the bottom, where I encountered a plethora of traversing tracks coming from a common route. Survived the rumble strip and headed home happy 🙂 Thanks, BC! Conditions Report"
Completed an eight-chute backcountry project on the wall, starting with two untouched lines. Rode the Kicking Horse lifts at dawn and faced an intimidating first chute that was steep, sluff-filled, and raw. Made a handful of turns, triggered a sizeable sluff, and plastered into the right wall until it passed, then skied the left side to avoid the sluff track. The snow was delectable. Later skied chute eight, a shorter line that held great snow and allowed for speed with no major sloughing. Reached the bottom, negotiated multiple traversing tracks and a rumble strip, and headed home happy.
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