Spring is in the Air

Winter has been interesting this year in Wyoming. Powder has been plentiful, avalanches abundant, and politics have been ripe. I definitely have had my share of ice cream headaches and pow-face burn (all with smiles), but I am ready for spring to refresh all of the above and a little, no a lot, of sunshine for a change. 

Spring is the time to leave behind so much worry about questionable mid-winter snowpacks, and head for your nearest couloir. Longer days bring helmets, crampons, ice axes, a little ambition for early mornings, and great times with your friends. I know I am ready! I hope you enjoy a couple of our classic Absaroka lines from this pre-spring.

Chockstone Dogleg (looker's left) and the Diagonal Couloir:

Our line for the day, Chockstone Dogleg:

Aesthetic pyroclastic walls rising high above:

View down the couloir:

Matt Lloyd tests the waters in Chockstone Dogleg couloir:

Airing it out in the apron with spring pow and plenty more vert down:

Radio Tower Couloir (upper left)

Brad Douglass and Bryan Gleason near the top pitch:

Would conditions be good or cause variable Havoc?

Brad Douglass teles it up on the down:

Bryan Gleason sets an edge in Radio Tower:

More love in the apron:

Time to start getting out and enjoying those longer and warmer days! I know I am amped!

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First Turns of the Season

Finally, the snow has arrived! Here in Wyoming I have been watching my friend, Steve Romeo getting out and making the best of the early season at TetonAT. Well, our season has started and the early birds get the worm.

I have to admit, I love early season turns almost as much as rippin' pow in cold, deep January. What is there not love? There are no crowds, you get to set the skin track, and it is just so great to finally be skiing or riding again. I hope you enjoy these pics taken this weekend on Togwotee Pass, WY.

Kevin and Al enjoying a wintery mountain morning:

Kevin looking into B-Couloir and getting ready to drop a sick early season line:

Kevin getting his second turns of the season. His first were on Bear Butte, South Dakota:

Big Al from Chadron, Nebraska (originally a UT boy) gets 'er done:

Finally, booting back out of French Spy Bowl on Togwotee Pass:

It was a great first day of the season! The waiting and anticipation for snowsliding is finally over. Now, we wait for those first face shots, gnarly lines, and many good times to be had this season. Game ON!

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