Wedgemont 3/27/11

I said i'd never be back but I spoke too soon.

Wedge Mountain metes out equal doses pain and pleasure. Pain is the 1200 meters elevation gain in 7km up to the hut in 5 hr. We were up on our high heel risers almost the whole time.

Pleasure is the 1 1/2 hr run down.

Route finding was challenging.

But the views are outstanding and sense of fulfillment complete.

Bob the Machine had never been there before but I'm sure he will return soon as he likes this sort of punishment.

To increase our heart rates a little more, it gets steeper at the end.

This is why we came.

No one had been here for a while as we had to shovel a bit to get in.

Writing in the hut logbook.

Even with the huge snowfall this year, you have to be careful where to step. You could fit a car into this crevasse.

3 interesting chutes

Sweaty and Stinky back at the car.

1st day back

Another scar for my collection. A burst appendix had me laid up for the last 6 weeks. My bloated gut was tender for a lot of that time.

We have been getting pounded with fresh snow - 1.5 meters this past week. The team have been getting in some epic days while I've been a good boy staying at home only waxing my skis and looking wistfully at the snow covered peaks around here.

Well the wait is over and it's time to get some myself.

Avy debris had closed the road a day earlier.

Bob J. , Nicky Nick and I went up to Cerise Creek to ski some of Mt. Joffres shoulders. What a day it was! Powder galore. Big flakes a fallin.

I am so out of shape after not exercising at all for 6 weeks and really sucked ass going uphill. The boys were kind enough to wait and I tried not to be a liability. Sure felt good to be back.

Nicky Nick diggin for gold

At speed

Bob J, "I will now make you appear downhill ". Nick, "You're kidding right"?

Bob J, "Abrasnowdabra"

Nicky Nick, "How did you do that?"

Creek crossing

Bob J. doesn't normally have crazy eyes like .this