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Def love the place, flying out of Valdez with Alaska Backcountry Guides 🙌🤙

@@kurtschmid Awesome. I've been riding out of Valdez for 30 years now and finally picked up a few acres in Thompson pass a couple years back.

@Pals777 that is awesome man, such an awe inspiring zone of endless adventure! Good for you on T Pass, that is world class access🙌 🤙

Haha! It went 0 to 60 pretty quickly 🫣

Yes sir, have to manage slough a lot in Alaska.

Pulse!!

Lower O def a good zone🤙

Yeah, was decent snow when I was there for this vid, I’ve skied it a few times before over the years and it’s always pretty much survival skiing! 😆

Thanks man 🙏 I had my GoPro and a buddy filmed using his camera waaaaaay down at the helicopter.

Yeah dude, they are pretty hard scrabble for sure, my favorite for flow are Big Dipper Woods.

That's the original entrance to Devil's Den. At some point they moved the entrance down to avoid the cliffs on the upper section. The lower portion is fine.

@collinparsons3363 Yeah I only got to experience that side of the mountain at the end of the season this year after one of their last big storms. The bear mountain lift is always closed when I go. Terrain just seemed to have much more stumps and shrubs than other trails on the mountain. I think they also get a lot of afternoon sun so maybe they just got beat up a little.

@collinparsons3363 I haven’t used the lower entrance, the top entrance is kinda what makes it “Devil’s Den”.

Yeah man, pretty awesome zone up there!

Yeah man, always fun taking a run on the VB🤙. This was mid April right after a storm system cleared out leaving some fresh pow.

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So, good question. It is late April, hasn’t snowed in 11 days, only high north facing hold good powder (down low corn on the runouts). We go looking for the rad terrain with good snow and sometimes you get on it and it’s not soft, other times it’s blissful. I will be dropping some more vids with outrageously good skiing. That being said, I loved skiing the Tiger line, just demanded attention. 🤙

Thanks man 🙏 glad you dig the vid. I would say you could go with the 188 if you are skiing more open zones with wider turn space, but if it’s tight and you need to get them around quicker then the 182, theses boards are definitely confidence inspiring and user friendly. Let me know what you end up choosing 🤙

@@kurtschmid I'll let you know!

Thanks man🙏🤙

Older BC Orbs, one of my favorite shapes, probably about 4 years old.

Thanks 🙏

Nice, head over to the Canyon Quad Chair; the steep zone is in the woods to the right of the lift as you ride up it, 1/3 of the way up.

@@kurtschmid Thx! I am gonna check it out!

Thanks man!! Was hardscrabble in there😂

The Atris are really friendly and easy to ski in this kind of terrain; really easy to maneuver and get around, they don’t want to go as fast or send as much as the Countach but are really ideal for poking around in the steeps/billy goat zones. 🤙🤙

Haha if you are ever up in that zone try it, works nicely in that spot! 😊🤙

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast 🤙

Going "Richter" on earthquake dome.

Going "Richter" at Earthquake dome!! Looks real nice.

@mattstelck1138 haha!! Was a nice Chao of pace from the lifts but Mammoth skiing really nice again 👍

Thanks man, glad you like it. I think the DW is going to have a bit more charge in it and a little less surf. I really like the C110 because you can switch gears between straight lining and schmoo turning. All that being said either or is going to rock as daily drivers. 💪🤙

Nice man, good memories on repeat! 🤙Hope you get back there and make some more. I haven’t skied that zone yet this winter, should be coming around soon. ⛷️

Hi, I will do you on IG to discuss. 👍

Thanks man! 🙏 as long as there’s something to slide down I’ll try to capture it on vid; the good the bad and the ugly. 😆🤙

Laughing, I feel you man! I have spent the better part of last 20 seasons on the east coast, I think Mammoth is making me soft! 😁

was contemplating this very reply before I scrolled down. cheers from upstate NY. 😆

Skis look a little wide for the hard pack

Cheers mate! It’s only up from here! 😄🤙

Yeah for sure, going to line up a proper set up for days like these, stay tuned. ⛷️

Like surfing, only takes 1 or 2 turns to make a sesh! 🤙

Totally, a mini KT22 👍

Thanks! 🙏Yeah, the snow level is enough to cover major shark teeth but still keep the mountain steep, fun and full of features 👍 Burning Spear Live in Paris…one of the best reggae records imo 🎼🤙

Laughing! 💯 for sure! 😁🤙

Thanks! 🙏That is.awesome you were on top of Mt Blanc, how was this adventure? Get those ski skills sharpened a little and then you should definitely do the Valle Blanche, truly a classic.

Sorry bruh this is a Rasta infused channel 🎼

I will try to make a vid of that zone, check this zone if you haven’t skied it yet; czcams.com/video/AzahLF8iakA/video.htmlsi=esdWueQkSQExWsdp

If you know you know bro👍

Thanks man 🙏 snow pretty awesome, easy to let it ride⛷️

Thanks man🙏 the creek has snow covered rocks that are almost like powder moguls so just have to make sure not to “spear” them and feels kinda like a soft mini pillow line. 🤙

Yeah man! Burning Spear is one of my favorites period. I saw him last year and at 81 he was killing it and sounded exactly like this album, which is iconic; Live in Paris 👍tune is “We are Going” enjoy 🤙

Yo, thanks man! 🤙 As a teen in the early 90s, early reggae bands shaped my philosophies on life. Burning spear then was like classic rock. Loved its history. Keep floating out there man! Looks like some great conditions coming your way!!

@craigversheck7835 yeah man! I’m a Gen Xer too 👍Reggae Sunsplash was my first show and as you said shaped the path.

​@@kurtschmid We were lucky enough to hear the messages man! I got a son coming of age, hope he gets the message❤

I have no doubt the message has been properly passed! ✊

Yeah, it’s old school, but I’m in the camp that says keep it slow and chill, plenty of snatch and grab pow craziness after each storm at Mammoth.

Yeah, great question! The Nocta are really playful, surfy and super maneuverable, so great for trees, pow, and easy shredding. The Countach 110 have a bigger range and WAY more horsepower but at the same time are surfy and fun. So, if I’m on steeper terrain, wanna go fast, want to drop cliffs and straight run landing…basically turn up the volume then it’s the Countach, lower angle pow shredding then Nocta. Hope this makes sense 🤙

@@kurtschmid gotcha, I ski the nocta in VT lol, people are always asking why I'm on a 120 there but it is an insanely good low angle tree ski. Looking to get countach for bringing one ski out west on trips.

@H0lyH0g nice move, I can definitely see the Nocta being great in the trees back east! The Forerunner in Killington is carrying Moment and has some Countach 110 for demo, check ‘em out! 🤙

Haha! Thanks man🙏 I’m with you, Mammoth a giant playground for sending!! 🤙

The first lap (the one I filmed) was about 30 minutes as we had to stop and assess crevasse zones, etc…the second lap was pretty non-stop and took 15 minutes.