Early Season Backcountry Snowboarding from Utah.

ZerodogZerodog Registered Users Posts: 1,480 Major grins
edited December 7, 2010 in Sports
This year the Salt Lake area has been pretty spoiled with the snow. I have been snowboarding since late October in the backcountry. I use a splitboard. And my buddy is young enough and dumb enough to use snowshoes.

This past weekend we explored a different canyon and got some nice riding in. It was a gray day and the temps were pretty warm. The approach was really long. We started around 6000ft and ended up at around 9500ft. But it was cool to try out a new area. Has some potential as the snow builds up in the lower elevations.

#1 Gearing up after a break.
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#2 The self portrait
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3. Getting into the good stuff
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4. The view from the top into another canyon. This is a pano of 3 shots. This is the first one of these I have tried in a long time. Elevation close to 9500ft.
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#5 Let the fun begin. Found a nice little cornice to play on.
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Comments

  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited December 6, 2010
    Looks like it could be spring :D And it looks like you guys had a great day boarding thumb.gif
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  • budman101budman101 Registered Users Posts: 158 Major grins
    edited December 7, 2010
    Very nice shots. I can't wait unitl our usual winter trip to Midway. #4 is a winner.
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