Banana Chute (Fingers), Squaw Valley/Palisades Tahoe, 1/6/2023

This is the skier's left-most major line of the Fingers off of KT-22. Snow was deep and fresh, but very heavy and wet this day and I simply wasn't on my A-game. I did it once earlier in better snow, as can be seen on my first video of this season. Now I just need to do it again with no fall AND a working camera!

[@DaleySpam]

Was not really on my A-game this day, and the snow was deep but heavy. Also, ice kept forming on my camera and goggles, and while I tried to clear it off frequently, a lot of footage was ruined by it, so this will probably be the only video I post for this day. Finally, I am now back at college, so it is much more difficult to find time to go skiing. I will definitely be back (to Squaw and to Mammoth!) but it might be a little while. In the mean time, another Kirkwood video will be up soon.

[@TheCjbowman]

🤣 that Sierra cement will grab ya! Nice line, man, the chair will always give you props. Love Squallywood forever!

[@fartchicken579]

idk why but i love your reaction every time you fall great job

[@DaleySpam]

Ha thanks! Yeah, gotta let the people around know that I’m okay

[@jackdaley7122]

Wow, bumpy below! Looks like a crazy line

[@DaleySpam]

Yeah the runout was definitely pretty rough that day

[@nolanoshiro2083]

whoooo, i have not been a subscriber for long but i miss the pole tap

[@DaleySpam]

Thanks for subscribing!! Perhaps I shall get back into that habit.

[@BucoBucolini]

Wtf...dude, you're doing more and more scary stuff. Kudos for this. Damn...

[@DaleySpam]

Thanks! Yeah I have actually done this line before, with no issue, but this time I just wasn't able to stick the landing in heavy, bumpy snow.

[@BucoBucolini]

@@DaleySpam I think there was something underneath the deep fresh snow that you didn't see therefore couldn't anticipate and react to it. It seemed something just kicked you off your footing.

[@DaleySpam]

@@BucoBucolini Yeah, seems that way to me too, though it took until I actually watched the footage to really figure out what happened

[@alexspreservationsociety]

Is this the furthest left side variation?

[@DaleySpam]

Yes, there is a pretty distinctive tree just to the skier's left of it to help identify it.

[@alexspreservationsociety]

@@DaleySpam Unfortunately I never got to do F6 or F9…the hard pack was too risky/icy at the bottom. Mainline softened up though and I got a ski the Pyramid rock skiier’s left!! Epic!

[@DaleySpam]

@@alexspreservationsociety very cool!