[frenchy]

Great skiing in and around Steamboat this weekend!! Coverage still thin, but improving.

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The upper snowpack was reactive and we intentionally trigger several soft slabs that failed at the storm snow interface (6-8"). Snowpit on WNW aspect below treeline @9,200ft revealed easy shears in the storm snow, a graupel layer burried 18" from the surface, ECTN results, and HS 180-190cm.

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Snow quality overall was excellent.

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A little thinner snowpack down low, but still some good skiing to be had.

[frenchy]

Meanwhile... Free Champagne refills at the ski area this morning!! I'll take it.

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[Matt Wood]

Been pretty damn awesome in our zones. Low tide years are for exploration and exploration pays off;) I was just checking my GPS yesterday, 28 days touring and 4 on my pass. FMRing that's like 300 bucks a day on storm peak.... Place is a bore fest anyway. Off to ride something new.

[frenchy]

No doubt, pretty damn awesome around these parts!

Spent the afternoon yesterday rescuing our friend who broke his leg in fish creek. That wasn't so awesome.

Image of the fracture:

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Shiny new hardware, courtesy of Yampa Valley Medical:

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Huge thanks to Dr Johnston and the nurses at Yampa Valley Medical for the excellent care!! And big shout out to Steamboat Patrol, Routt County SAR, and the Steamboat Fire Dept for responding to our call, staging a textbook rescue, and helping us get our friend out and into the operating room before dark. Without their help we would have been in for an epic night.

Goes to show... shit happens in the Slackcountry too! Yikes!!

[frenchy]

Gorgeous day out in the backcountry yesterday. Went up to north routt and found 18" of storm snow that fell over the course of the past week. Conditions were sunny and windy in the alpine, with lots of snow being transported and fresh cornices forming along ridgelines. We managed to find some areas with good stability, so took advantage of the conditions...

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[mw88888888]

Talk about ups and downs - hope your friend heals fast and some fine turns in the pow.

[frenchy]

Thanks for the kind thoughts. He won't be skiing again this season, but should be good later this summer for mtn biking season. He's going through a rough (painful) post-surgery recovery right now.

[Jacobmandell]

wow! looking awesome out there!!

[frenchy]

Jacob, we need to find you a sled!

[Jacobmandell]

Jacob, we need to find you a sled!

yes! i'm on the lookout for a cheap one. let me know if you see one around or if anyone is selling one!

[telejet9]

Thank you for posting the pow pics as well as the hardware pics. It's a sober reminder that often times we are a long way from help while in the bc and we all rely on our partners when situations arise. Good partners are better than gold. Keep up the great work harvesting pow and I wish your friend a speedy recovery!

[Matt Wood]

I'm not to sure what happened up North Frenchy but man did we get a solid reset on our Pass. Deep, cold February Pow! Way outside my technical skillset to post photos or video but @RouttBC on instagram.
Hope your still getting after it. I don't start a job till the 1st so I'm good snow hunting.

[Jacobmandell]

Quick video I made from a bike to ski trip from Steamboat to ski Big Agnes a few days ago.