Back Flop to Back Flip
Paul landed it on the 2nd try of the day.
Let me describe the jump. Paul comes cruising down L'Estudia, banks right, straight up the wall of a cornice on the edge of the run, and hucks into several feet of pow. After the first try, Juice did a little shovel work on the run in, wanted to hike back up, we talked him out of that, did another lap, and he nailed it.
Gold medal. No one else in the competition.
Speaking of no one else. The storm has started and the hotel has emptied. It went from about 400 people downto 100-150 maybe. Two of them being McConkey and Dav. The pool guy was telling us stories of the last really big storm in 1997. The road was closed for 3 weeks, the Hotel had to close, and the military flew everyone out in helicopters. Who knows what will come. Maybe we will just get 3 feet or so. Maybe we will get to ride in a heli after all.
The skiing today was pretty sweet. The light, sadly was flat with the onset of the Santa Rosa. This valley is so huge. When you run out of freshies in one chute, you just hop over a ridge to another couple thousand vert of more untouched. We only made 5 runs today. Each lap takes 45 minutes or so. 15 riding the lifts, 10 on the traverse, and literally 15 - 20 minute powder runs. It`s so sick! You wonder why are you so tired with only a few runs in before lunch. You take a look over at the mountain side, and see just how small someone is, then it`s ok to be a little beat.
No skiing tomorrow. Hopefully Saturday.
Let me describe the jump. Paul comes cruising down L'Estudia, banks right, straight up the wall of a cornice on the edge of the run, and hucks into several feet of pow. After the first try, Juice did a little shovel work on the run in, wanted to hike back up, we talked him out of that, did another lap, and he nailed it.
Gold medal. No one else in the competition.
Speaking of no one else. The storm has started and the hotel has emptied. It went from about 400 people downto 100-150 maybe. Two of them being McConkey and Dav. The pool guy was telling us stories of the last really big storm in 1997. The road was closed for 3 weeks, the Hotel had to close, and the military flew everyone out in helicopters. Who knows what will come. Maybe we will just get 3 feet or so. Maybe we will get to ride in a heli after all.
The skiing today was pretty sweet. The light, sadly was flat with the onset of the Santa Rosa. This valley is so huge. When you run out of freshies in one chute, you just hop over a ridge to another couple thousand vert of more untouched. We only made 5 runs today. Each lap takes 45 minutes or so. 15 riding the lifts, 10 on the traverse, and literally 15 - 20 minute powder runs. It`s so sick! You wonder why are you so tired with only a few runs in before lunch. You take a look over at the mountain side, and see just how small someone is, then it`s ok to be a little beat.
No skiing tomorrow. Hopefully Saturday.
posted by Leo at 3:42 PM
2 Comments:
nice work jewski!leo get some cojones and try one!! pap
Backflipping tele skiers?? That shit sound gay..HA HA HA
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