To find some fresh powder we decided to go up to 'million dollar ridge' , one of the 'secret spots' that only the locals know about and how to get to, lucky someone had shown us where it was and how to get there. So we traversed across the mountain and ducked the rope taking us outside the ski area boundary, into the backcountry and onto the million dollar ridge.
I can honestly say it was the best day skiing in my life. Skiing through untracked knee deep powder, through the trees, down drops and with no other people in sight.
a drop on the million dollar ridge, it was bigger than it looks!
The plan was to ski down through the trees, cut back into the ski area onto a ungroomed piste, back out into the trees and then back in again to ski to the bottom of the mountain. It worked perfectly the first time. Wasn't the same story the second time!
Second time round the 4 of us headed off just the same, skiing through the trees in the perfect snow. We first lost Gregg....and then Mads, leaving me and Chris to go it alone. Neither of us really knew where we were going, only that we should hit a piste at some point if we keep right. But we didn't. We didn't keep right! Instead of coming out onto a piste we came out and found ourselves half way down a huge valley with nothing to see but trees everywhere. No lifts, no roads, no people, no tracks, no nothing...but trees.
I'm not going to lie, I was a little worried. The only option was to carry on skiing. It was a bit scary, but still unbelievably amazing! We just kept on going, not really knowing what to do until we finally found a track. Luckily it took us to a trail that led us back to a piste.
A little bit sketchy, but literally the best day ever.
Unfortunately I forgot my camera, so I couldn't get any pictures.
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