January 24, 2014, Mt Hood, Eliot/Newton Glaciers
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Toured all over the North Side yesterday. Despite ample sun, a hard-blowing, uncharacteristic East wind kept the snow surface cool, with almost no softening during the day.
Photos and some writing here: http://mountainlessons.com/skiing/confessions-ex-freeskier
The best skiing was carveable windboard, found only in the most sheltered nooks above treeline. Below tree-line there was some snow that would have skied like corn, were it not for the dust layer on top slowing things down considerably.
Photos and some writing here: http://mountainlessons.com/skiing/confessions-ex-freeskier
The best skiing was carveable windboard, found only in the most sheltered nooks above treeline. Below tree-line there was some snow that would have skied like corn, were it not for the dust layer on top slowing things down considerably.
Cool write-up on your blog, man. Nice photos of your Hood tour, too.
I enjoyed the story too. "used to be a free-skier" :)
looks like a good time. thanks for posting the report
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