Whistler/Vail North 2020/2021

[LeeLau]

On Peak 2 I skied down below a convexity, parked myself off to the side of the kill zone and told Peter to centrepunch the convexity. What could possibly go wrong?







Instructions to Dan. Try to look slutty and hit skiers left which is steeper but just a tad bit more exposed. Trust me....



Dan produced enough material for an OnlyFans, Grindr and Tindr account

[bennymac]

this porn should be labeled NSFW

[LeeLau]

Finished up Peak 2 as we saw a group who'd been helidropped skin off to Peak 3. We already knew there were tracks on Peak 3 from the day before and it was kind of nice to chill for a bit after the frenetic pace of the morning so we watched a conga line form on Peak 1 while we ate and replenished liquids. Then off we went for Peak 3. Nice views of our track on Peak 1 and also our route up the morning glacier which was getting used even in the solar affect of mid-afternoon. Also a classic view of Peak 1 and Peak 2 from the approach to Peak 3.

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Failed dick pic on the upper lake drawn by headlamp and now stomped by hordes of people also out enjoying this bluebird April day

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No tracks on Peak 3's glacier except a party before who'd taken skiers left

[Norseman]

[subtle plague]

Wooh. Nice

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[t.odd]

excellent stuff!

[paulster2626]

Lee, that's sick. I am literally hard right now.

[Cocximus]

Any chance you got pics of the two up Aussie?

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[Darra]

That looks awesome Lee, thanks for sharing

[LeeLau]

Any chance you got pics of the two up Aussie?

Afraid not as I was focused on getting on and off slopes quickly so as to not compromise the groups behind us. We lost count of people booting up Joffre side as it was not just Aussie but other lines which saw ascents.

[Cocximus]

Oh yea I get it. Not very picture friendly slopes.



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[pureantigravity]

On Peak 2 I skied down below a convexity, parked myself off to the side of the kill zone and told Peter to centrepunch the convexity. What could possibly go wrong?

Nice shooting! Nice skiing too!

My only question is, are these rotated after the fact to make them look steeper? Seems like a rotation artifact, no?

Which other ones were rotated?

[LeeLau]

Using the old line "Let me go first to take pictures" I snake tracks down the face. It never fails to work.

Peter unleashes ski instructor powder destruction down the Partizan Belgrade centrepunch line of Peak 3's face









200m down. Another 900m to go down this central part of the face before we get to the lake so far below

[pureantigravity]

Nice shooting! Nice skiing too!

My only question is, are these rotated after the fact to make them look steeper? Seems like a rotation artifact, no?

Which other ones were rotated?

You didn't answer the question, Lee.

[LeeLau]

Hey Dan would you mind gapping those crevasses. OK!

[LeeLau]

Dan takes off and Yolo's down a section of this 1km wide glaciated face to our skiers left. Filip and Peter and I see a ramp a little to his right and we gut it

[nickinbc]

Nice shooting! Nice skiing too!

My only question is, are these rotated after the fact to make them look steeper? Seems like a rotation artifact, no?

Which other ones were rotated?

Instead of looking at the bottom of the frame look at the horizon. That looks horizontal to me. The rotation therefore must be to correct for the camera not being held horizontal.

[kalisto]

^ this exactly.

unless you have a clinometer present in the viewfinder when shooting, it's pretty common the horizon isn't straight as you are standing on a slope. I pretty much always have to correct in post, but then crop the image so you don't get those artifacts.

[paulster2626]

^ this exactly.

unless you have a clinometer present in the viewfinder when shooting, it's pretty common the horizon isn't straight as you are standing on a slope. I pretty much always have to correct in post, but then crop the image so you don't get those artifacts.

Ha!! Another mystery solved for the great Inspector PG Clouseau up there.

Most cameras have a grid feature you can turn on - I find this helps immensely when taking pics on slopes. Either line up best you can with horizon or a tree. At least now PG knows about crop and rotate! The more you know.

[LeeLau]

Ha!! Another mystery solved for the great Inspector PG Clouseau up there.

Most cameras have a grid feature you can turn on - I find this helps immensely when taking pics on slopes. Either line up best you can with horizon or a tree. At least now PG knows about crop and rotate! The more you know.

I got a grid feature. But perched on a convexity with sluff around me, standing on a tilted slope, sunny af and looking thru a screen (RX100 doesn't have optical viewfinder) using the grid is one less thing I think about. Getting shots of my friends who've never skied these faces before, getting them onto the next slope ahead of the crowds behind us and keeping things tight and moving were more a priority,

Edit - I have PG on ignore. Highly recommended. Keeps insane ravings out of your feed.

[LeeLau]

The last third of the glacier descent gives us N facing pow and opportunities to do some serac jibbing. Fortunately the lakes on the exit are all still nicely frozen making for a quick run out on tired legs and lots of opportunities to see the lines in the sun as opposed to this morning's starlight

[bennymac]

I think a localized wind event caused your camera to be tilted like that

[LeeLau]

I think a localized wind event caused your camera to be tilted like that

There's cell signal on some of the peaks. I was trying to buy BTC and GameSTONK and take pictures

[pureantigravity]

Instead of looking at the bottom of the frame look at the horizon. That looks horizontal to me. The rotation therefore must be to correct for the camera not being held horizontal.

Perhaps. Uncorrected, the mountains in the background look quite suitable. Why the angle needed to be corrected in post surprised me.

^ this exactly.

unless you have a clinometer present in the viewfinder when shooting, it's pretty common the horizon isn't straight as you are standing on a slope. I pretty much always have to correct in post, but then crop the image so you don't get those artifacts.

And that is why I thought it strange to see that one artifact.

Getting shots of my friends who've never skied these faces before, getting them onto the next slope ahead of the crowds behind us and keeping things tight and moving were more a priority,

Edit - I have PG on ignore. Highly recommended. Keeps insane ravings out of your feed.

Perhaps these are my insane ravings. Or, perhaps I noticed something and simply wanted to ask about it.

My browser has a protractor plugin. When I saw the artifact, I measured 3.3 degrees of correction. When I compared that photo to the one below it without a crop artifact, it measured *another* 2 degrees of rotation. So, +5 degrees of difference from photo 1 untouched to photo 2 below it (zoomed in). Just seemed not on the same horizon line.

I think a localized wind event caused your camera to be tilted like that

My wind-research spills over into that field as well as many others. Ha ha

I just found it curious that the photo needed to be corrected in post when the mountains and angles looked just as good un-photoshopped.

It was just a question. I don't see what is insane about the observation.

[bennymac]

There's cell signal on some of the peaks. I was trying to buy BTC and GameSTONK and take pictures

When it comes to boots I just like the Hawk.