2009 July, Back Country Skiing in the Arrowsmiths

scream if you want to go faster ...

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The Rayton valley ... 5 hrs skinning in & 30 mins skiing out

loading the chopper
The Arrowsmiths ...
(there had been an avalanche the previous day, 1 guy died)

Philip, a smooth operator

dropped the gear at the Cameron hut

Cameron hut

Big Al at 2,200m

snow pit compression tests

Andy by his ski jump :)

heading for the col
looking over the col ...

3 views of Biggles choice

Andy, George, Dave & of course Al ski like demons ...
I'm just glad to get down :)
to the Cameron hut to overnight
the next day
we skin up some more ...

Andy & George
on the flight out ...

George & Dave