Day 3 Dr Seuss

Our last day out I scoped some mid elevation spines that looked good from far and that would probably hold up in the now vicious wind that has been shredding the range for two days.

Even though Haines broke a 50 year record in town with over 300 inches of snow the steeps are actually really thin because of the dry snow. The snow pack reminds me a lot of Europe or Jackson Hole. What looks like a small piece of pepper is actually a foot high dagger of rocks.  

Upon closer look I could tell the snow was good but I still had questions about how boney the spines would be.

Dropping into my first line of the day I had a level of fear I have not felt all year do to the triple roll over and untested “super steeps.”

By being extra light and levitating through the cruxes I was able to do 3 laps on what I later called Dr Seuss because of the cartoon like terrain.

Finding terrain like this coupled with proper conditions is extremely rare. It is ironic that on a year when most of the spine lines are not in I stumbled across this wall that I have never remotely seen ridable and may never see again.

** Dr Seuss In my wildest dreams I could not of dreamed of terrain like this. Check the photogs on the lower right hump.**


** Jonas Dropping over the edge. **


** 1 track I ended up hitting the spines right and left
of my track. **


** BArbie Over veiw of the zone. You can both Jonas
and my track.**