Ten minutes in and 650 more to go.
Josh groping around in the white room. Good thing he charged his glow-suit!
Ryan Creary Photo.
This picture would normally retail for $800 but Ryan was gracious enough to lend it to Global Alpine in exchange for a life time of shooters at Hooligans. The photo was taken near the end of the day as we were about to ski down The Ramp. Our line of descent was too far skier’s right and when we went to cut left, Josh punched through a snowbridge. Well, he never really punched through because when the trap door opened beneath him, he managed to roll hard right on to solid ice and avoid taking the plunge. Author’s note: Josh is actually 25% cat. Here you can see Josh standing on the ice while I futz with the rope. We eventually climbed back up a few hundred feet in order to gain the the better line of descent. What struck me about the incident was how the day went from zero to sixty in less than a nano-second . One minute we were skiing down the glacier not thirty minutes from the car, and the next minute buddy is almost in a slot, the wind is howling, the light is fading, and a situation is brewing. It’s not the first time that I’ve seen things go south in a hurry, it’s just that sometimes you forget how fast it happens.
