Brokeback Mountain Country

While Ben put together his splitboard we ventured out to investigate possible ski runs for next season. Which is now sooo close - only about 3 months away :)

We drove to the end of some road that Leigh found on a map, parked our cars ...
loaded the gun...
and headed for the hills.
The biggest adventure of the trip was when the fuel bottle caught fire. I was ready to see it explode but Shelagh and Mike managed to suffocate the flames before the spectacle could take place (and I for once actually had my camera ready!)
Amazingly enough, Mike cleaned it up a bit and it worked again like a charm!

Sheep and cows used to be herded through the area and several artifacts can still be found from that time. Like this hut which Leigh called the "honeymoon suite" - even though it contained 6 bunks and didn't have a very honeymooney feel to it.
And now this looks like a pretty decent slope to carve some turns into:
And this has definitely potential:

We drove a little detour on the way back through Dansey Pass and found another potential gnar shredder:
and a good place to have a cold one afterward:
But until then: Yay for summer, sun lotion and shorts!
More pictures here.