by sbjarnason | Jan 20, 2021 | Skiing
In the last week we had two trips to the backcountry that were top heavy with ‘Type 2 Fun’. “What is Type 2 Fun?” you ask? That is also known as sled wrestling, or water buffalo dancing. This is when your sled gets stuck, usually in deep snow...
by sbjarnason | Nov 26, 2020 | Skiing
Ride #6 was the best so far… We headed up Mt Evan from the Hellroaring creek side (11.5 miles from Pete & Mary’s place at the lake). Most of the ride is open FSR so pretty easy but the last 2 miles gets tricky. 2 little creek crossings and one large...
by sbjarnason | Nov 23, 2020 | Skiing
RIde #5 was a realively simple one with Eric as my guide! We went waaaaaaaaaay back into the Purcell’s, all the way to KM 57 on Duer Creek FSR. There is a Yurt there that you can actually rent for the night. Cool! Most of the trip was actually driving! It takes...
by sbjarnason | Nov 21, 2020 | Skiing
Alright!!! 4 rides in 7 days, surely I’ll get better. Right? RIGHT!!!! Because Thursday was a setback I decided the plan was to: Look ahead, stay agile & keep calm. I did a pretty good job but here were the new twists: A sled != a car for turning: When the...
by sbjarnason | Nov 20, 2020 | Skiing
Today was a tough one…. We went a little further and it wasn’t just harder, it was exponetially harder! Lots of fresh snow, tight trail and a very newbie rider (That’s me….). A special call out to Eric for helping right me (& get me to calm...
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