Comments on: Skiing During Wartime http://straightchuter.com/2009/01/skiing-during-wartime/ Backcountry Skiing & Beyond by Andrew McLean Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:30:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Andrew http://straightchuter.com/2009/01/skiing-during-wartime/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Andrew Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:59:41 +0000 http://straightchuter.com/?p=1829#comment-1438 "Making friends with terrible conditions" is an excellent way to look at it! A lot of times, if you are geared up for it, you can have a blast in bad conditions. “Making friends with terrible conditions” is an excellent way to look at it! A lot of times, if you are geared up for it, you can have a blast in bad conditions.

]]> By: doubleA http://straightchuter.com/2009/01/skiing-during-wartime/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 doubleA Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:14:18 +0000 http://straightchuter.com/?p=1829#comment-1437 I love the posting "skiing during wartime." I rarely get bluebird days, and when I do, I'm plain old lucky. I ski on my days off, if the weather is shitty, I still go skiing. This year in Colorado we received a huge amount of snow around Thanksgiving, and the storm cycle stuck around for a few weeks. One of those days I toured into a zone that I knew the conditions were going to be whiteout and -30 windchill above treeline, but it was challenging to see if my gear could withstand the temperatures and to test my navigational skills. I wasn't in avy terrain,so that was one less worry. I believe if you could make friends with terrible conditions and weather, bluebird days are that much better. I love the posting “skiing during wartime.” I rarely get bluebird days, and when I do, I’m plain old lucky. I ski on my days off, if the weather is shitty, I still go skiing.
This year in Colorado we received a huge amount of snow around Thanksgiving, and the storm cycle stuck around for a few weeks.
One of those days I toured into a zone that I knew the conditions were going to be whiteout and -30 windchill above treeline, but it was challenging to see if my gear could withstand the temperatures and to test my navigational skills. I wasn’t in avy terrain,so that was one less worry.
I believe if you could make friends with terrible conditions and weather, bluebird days are that much better.

]]> By: Andrew_L http://straightchuter.com/2009/01/skiing-during-wartime/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 Andrew_L Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:05:58 +0000 http://straightchuter.com/?p=1829#comment-1435 Andrew, I'd love to see you write more about safe travel in high-risk conditions. I tend to stay home on those days, which as you point out means I don't get to see unstable snowpacks up close and personal. Andrew,

I’d love to see you write more about safe travel in high-risk conditions. I tend to stay home on those days, which as you point out means I don’t get to see unstable snowpacks up close and personal.

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