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"We saw wild landscapes, skied during sunset, found fantastic snow, got our adrenaline pumping, and had great yarns." Once clicked in he begins to slide towards the center. Hop turns are the first choice for turns when the terrain is this steep. The first one always brings your heart rate up. You’re wondering if your equipment is dialed in. You hope that your skis will stay on, but you never know. Nick executes his first hop turn without a hitch and quickly makes his way down the guts. Next, Matt then followed by Kit. Each has a slightly different technique but manages to make easy work of the terrain. We all agree the snow was perfect. It is rare to find such favorable conditions in the backcountry. The excitement from such a feature has caused great curiosity about the surrounding mountains. We transitioned back towards the uphill gear and set off for a final lap around the side of the peak we had just skied. Final Lap We boot pack up another chute ensuring we beat the spring thaw that was forecasted. The top brings to a large outlook with the surrounding mountains are towering over the glacier lake below. Time to crack a well-deserved cold one with the boys!. The Parrotdog brews from Welly’s have never tasted so good. At this point with great snow, extreme steep skiing, and a few thousand metres of vertical under our belts we all feel extremely satisfied. The post lockdown jitters have been given the boot and anything from here is a bonus. For our last run, we scope a few more features we want to ski on the way down and are stunned as we find the best snow yet. 30cm of straight beautiful cream. We ski back to the hut and pack up. A four-hour trek down the valley to the car and we’re done. I bag on Nick telling him there is no way that the hike was only 4km. The trip couldn’t have gone better. We saw wild landscapes, skied during sunset, found fantastic snow, got our adrenaline pumping, and had great yarns. I would just give caution to the next guy for any trip with Nick is likely to be twice as far as what he thinks, but it will be worth it. Left: Creating fresh lines HIGH PERFORMANCE THAT DOESN’T WEIGH YOU DOWN Lightweight, compact and comfortable. What’s most important to you? FIND A STOCKIST www.southernapproach.co.nz
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