Green's Basin with Amy

After a week in Florida and a few trips to the resorts I was finally able to strap my skins on the skis and go for a hike. I was missing the solitude and the aerobic workout. Amy came from down from Idaho and wanted to try the back country stuff.





We parked at the Spruces campground parking and hiked up the Days Fork trail then off toward Green's Basin. At Green's Basin I left Amy and skinned on up to the ridge about 500 or 600 feet higher then skied down through mostly untracked powder back to Amy. We got snowed on quit a bit during our outing and it was still snowing as we started out. Amy was challenged by the deep powder but did really well controlling her skis and picking her line down. We had packed a lunch but ended up eating our sandwiches on the drive out of the canyon. As we got about half way down the canyon it stopped snowing. We got home about at 3.



While I was visiting the resorts these past few weeks I have demoed some new back country skis. I first tried the Dynafit Stoke three weeks ago and then last Thursday I picked up the Black Diamond Drift. I skied the Drift last Thursday night at Brighton then again on Friday at Alta. I still had the BD skis for the hike today. Amy used my Dynafit skis. Just from a ski report standpoint, I think I liked the Stoke better than the Drift. Not that I am a real aggressive skier but the Dynafit Stoke seemed easier to ski and more stable when I was pushing my limits and in the harder to ski terrain. The Drift was very smooth on the groomers at the resort and would be smooth in even powder. The problem is that the powder and snow conditions are not always perfect. Well, enough for the ski report.