Okay, first blog post. Let's see how this goes.

In the mountains you are always at the mercy of the weather.

The last few months have been challenging as a skier living in interior BC. We keep getting brief glimpses of light snowfalls. A few promising dumps lead us to believe that winter is here, only for the snow to get chased out of town by waves of warm weather. One day you are planning a big alpine mission, and next thing you know it has rained to 2500m. The last 4 years we have been able to ski high up as early as halloween, but this year that was different.

Weather is relentless, and an unpredictable part of backcountry travel. While you cannot control the weather, you can however control how you respond to the trials of poor weather.

As a result we've had a slower start to the season in Revelstoke. The resort proved to be hit and miss, but usually we could find good snow if we delved deep enough into the bootpacks and slackcountry bowls. There is an art to navigating each specific ski hill, and learning where each roll and little hike in the woods will take you is a skill that develops over many years. I'm fortunate enough to be at that point in Revelstoke.

Here is a couple photos we managed to bag at the resort, in bounds and out:

Classic jump laps down Seperate Reality.

Poking around looking for soft landings on Gracias Ridge.

Slackcountry adventures, climbing the ridges and far bowls looking for snow. Brand new Liberty Double Helixs, Dynafit Radical FTs, and Pomoca climbing skins blew me away with ease of use and lightness. It's going to be a good season of touring and exploration with this setup!

A new bowl we found! You can see our three tracks down the right side

That wraps up the first few weeks of skiing around Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

Keep up to date on my blog to see photos from our high alpine missions, and the awesome shots from the Liberty Skis team shoot in Revelstoke. All in my next post! I swear it'll blow your mind.