Day 1: In the bag.
Well, knock me over with a feather: Mrs. Admin wanted to go skinning today. :shock: Who am I to try to discourage that?
So we joined the hordes climbing Alta today. Skiers, split boarders, snowshoers and sledders all. The place was buzzing.
For her first AT experience I stuck Mrs. Admin on some 177cm G3 Reverends mounted with Silvretta Pures that I had laying around -- a nice and light combo. Her Tecnica Cochise 90W boots already have an AT walk switch. I wanted to keep things easy, so we drove past the Wildcat base and parked at Albion, with a plan to skin to the top of Sunnyside.
Much to my surprise, Mrs. Admin couldn''t stop talking about how much she enjoyed it. We ascended, and then descended via Crooked Mile which was rather narrow in spots where they've made snow. The descent would've been much more pleasant in Collins Gulch, where runs like Corkscrew are already covered wall-to-wall.
After skiing we connected with AmyZ and Bobby Danger for a beer in the Wildcat parking lot. They had ascended Collins Gulch; AmyZ stopped at Harold's Cabin, while Bobby continued to Germania Pass and descended via Devil's Elbow to Home Run in Albion Basin.
Mrs. Admin is already bugging me about going to Collins Gulch tomorrow. We'll see how she's walking in the morning. :wink:
Well, knock me over with a feather: Mrs. Admin wanted to go skinning today. :shock: Who am I to try to discourage that?
So we joined the hordes climbing Alta today. Skiers, split boarders, snowshoers and sledders all. The place was buzzing.
For her first AT experience I stuck Mrs. Admin on some 177cm G3 Reverends mounted with Silvretta Pures that I had laying around -- a nice and light combo. Her Tecnica Cochise 90W boots already have an AT walk switch. I wanted to keep things easy, so we drove past the Wildcat base and parked at Albion, with a plan to skin to the top of Sunnyside.
Much to my surprise, Mrs. Admin couldn''t stop talking about how much she enjoyed it. We ascended, and then descended via Crooked Mile which was rather narrow in spots where they've made snow. The descent would've been much more pleasant in Collins Gulch, where runs like Corkscrew are already covered wall-to-wall.
After skiing we connected with AmyZ and Bobby Danger for a beer in the Wildcat parking lot. They had ascended Collins Gulch; AmyZ stopped at Harold's Cabin, while Bobby continued to Germania Pass and descended via Devil's Elbow to Home Run in Albion Basin.
Mrs. Admin is already bugging me about going to Collins Gulch tomorrow. We'll see how she's walking in the morning. :wink:
