Headed up around 9 with Ryan and decided to join some of the knuckle draggers at the pass. Having finally received my beacon, probe, and shovel, we thought it would be a good opportunity to try a few of these items out. For all of you who had a field day calling me an idiot for not having this equipment beforehand, let me say this - I was the only person we saw at the pass all day that mentioned that they had a beacon. Also, not a single other rider that we saw was carrying a pack, so where they had stashed their shovel and probe is a mystery. The point is, if you wanna get all pissy about backcountry riding, please feel free to stop at the base of the pass on any given day, and give a few of the folks there the rundown.
Ryan and I took just two quick runs on the short side of the pass, keeping to relatively mellow runs around 25 degrees below the treeline, snatching about 6-700ft of vertical each run.
Next we headed up to Keystone and got a few groomer runs under our belt. The snow was decent and it was a nice day, so we took it easy and enjoyed ourselves. We headed back fairly early and made it to Denver by 2pm.
I was stoked to get back on my feet, and being my first day at the pass since the avalanche, it was good to take a few mellow, relatively safe runs to build my confidence again. I'm glad to have my new gear, and I'm hoping to begin a new chapter of my riding career.
Happy 2010! Signing off from Puerto Aventuras, Q. Roo, Mexico . . .
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