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WOLF CREEK 3 YEARS LATER

3 years ago, Keith Kief, Alex and I broke trail 17 miles up Park Creek to Elwood Pass and Summitville after a 50" dump... insanity!!!. This time, Jordan and I rolled down and met up with Barcus, Derek and Ross. 60" inch storm and 3 days of bluebird.. We rode Sunday up at WC summit, Park Creek to Elwood on Monday and Willow Creek today. Monday had to be one of the best backcountry days ever, endless powder all the way to New Mexico.. not a soul in sight except our crew... We had to bring multiple gallons of extra gas each. Once we made it to the safe zone near the summit we stashed our extra gas for the second half of the slaughter fest.

Here is the helmet cam footy from breaking trail in Feb '07: http://www.vimeo.com/8904405


Jordan - Dragon 8... untracked 60 plus


JP dropping a trench


JP Day 2


Wish you were here!!!


Derek's machine


Jordan and Barcus


Seriously deep trench.. and dig fest


Day 2, way past Elwood.. sick sick terrain!!


Broke trail to Summitville Mine...freshies


Lookin' back to Elwood, past Summitville mine cabins...

NEW ZONE

We've been up here once before and it was brutal! Out of 5 attempts we've made it only twice to this special zone. After 3 hours of chopping trees, making road, digging out in the willows and some Burandt style sidehill tree action we made up above tree line and to Lake K. Some of the most rewarding and technical riding I've ever done, completely untracked and deep in the trees - lots of good lines.  No fuck up zone all day. 100% concentration and still scary as shit. We were so exhausted from putting in miles and miles of road and trail we only rode up at the lake for an hour or so. I don't think anyone has been up in this zone for a long time!! A couple of huge avalanches in the zone so we played it safe. Multiple tree removals, two on-trail sled fixes, some insane route finding and breaking trail from Jordan. Deep pow for no snow!!


One of the many Moose from today..


The last switch back after the most technical section. We are all stuck


Jordan boonin' near an avalanche deposit


Looking down from the highest point, long sidehill up.


Enough said........

WINTER PARK

Ross and I went sledding up at Winter Park.. about a foot fresh. Really cold.

NOCO MID-STORM

Lots of getting stuck today. Tons and tons of fresh pow pow!


Jordan on the Polaris Edge


Jay ripping a turn


Stuck


Jordan in the DEEP

DEEPEST YET

Went sledding up in one of the normal zones.. didn't make it out of the trees. Dumping and tons of fresh pow. Today was different because we saw a wild Lynx and also two huge Moose... made some amazing turns and rooped some wheelie action.


Ross


JP


Ross

FOUND SOME POW

...and a jump. Ross took a pic or two. 1/2 day Jordan blew his clutch. Game over..


JP

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