I went on a really great cat skiing trip to Baldface, which is a short helicopter ride outside of Nelson, BC. This was during Frequency's 'Freq Week' so there were a bunch of super solid riders there who were stoked to ride lots and lots of pow.
I was worried that we were going to get skunked on snow, but luckily a storm came through right before we arrived. The persistent weak layers that have plagued interior BC all winter were in play, but Baldface has lots of safe terrain. There was really nice powder in the north facing trees, so those were the runs that were the most fun, and that's where we spent most of our time, but the more alpine terrain rode nicely as well.
While I prefer touring, getting all that vert is hard to beat. The number of runs we did in a day was well above 10, too many to keep track of. They weren't all epic, but a lot of them were, especially once I realized that if a run wasn't perfect, it wasn't a big deal since there were a lot more to come. Having a solid crew of riders who could all hold their own definitely kept things moving.
The plushness of the place was a little odd for this dirtbag, but all the other like-minded spirits made the experience really fun. Awesome food, a nice bar, and quality riding.
Baldface Lodge, Nelson, BC from Preston Few on Vimeo.
Bar.
Dinner.
Norwegian folk song.
Drunken Yeti.
Marcel and Maxx.
Heading out.
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