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First ski day in 2012/13 season: Video Peak and 8812, Rogers Pass

November 22, 2012 By Stano Faban 2 Comments

Today I finally got to ski for the first time this season. Weather was spectacular, snow as well.
Rogers Pass is starting to fill in but for now the skiing is quite limited to the alpine and high trees, and this is the case only up couple of drainages (spots)!
The day turned out a bit longer than I anticipated but we really didn’t have any specific plan. And 2260m/7400f doesn’t feel that much when the downs are so good, and a friend “in great shape Igor” breaks most of the trail for you 😉
We skied the Video Peak twice, then headed up Bruins Pass and skied out the 8812 bowl. All fresh tracks except the second time down Video.
Today’s lesson: We were only a group of three but didn’t manage communication quite well today. In hindsight, it’s not a surprise as each one of us had somewhat different expectation from the day but no one communicated theirs. So always make sure all are on the same page, if not, figure out group options. Plus, looks like the nice weather and lots of other keen groups affect anyone quite a bit.

Video Peak Rogers Pass
Approaching Video Peak always feels long compare to the visual you get when you see it first time you get out of the trees.
Video Peak
Getting closer in ever changing light that provided cool experience every minute.
Igor skinning up Video Peak
Igor was the machine today. He skied in the area couple of days in the past 2 weeks, and has pretty good knowledge of the current snowpack.

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  1. Stano Faban says

    December 4, 2019 at 10:42 pm

    Yes, it’s good to see the uphill route there as my first time up Video was a little ballsy 😉

  2. Seymour Settler says

    November 22, 2019 at 7:18 pm

    Thank you for the feedback on your day and the pictures. Its very helpful to see the route.

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