Report from July 29, 2024
I simply acquired right down to Argentine Patagonia final night time after 52-hours of journey.
Effectively, it woulda been solely 28 hours of journey however I missed my flight in Santiago, Chile, as a result of my telephone was nonetheless on Utah time and I didn’t notice it till it was too late…
Yeah, that damage.
A full unplanned 25 hours in Santiago Chile with greater than 160 kilos of drugs…
No bueno.
A lot better now although as a result of right this moment was superb.
I slipped into considered one of my favourite backcountry zones this morning after getting native beta that it was north faces that had been snowboarding the very best.
This appeared counterintuitive as a result of north faces are the sunny elements right here however I got here to search out out {that a} fierce south wind had beat up the south faces the day gone by.
After all of the journey, I used to be fairly darn drained, so I picked out one of many shorter north face excursions and set out.
All of the snow I touched had a wind pores and skin and was wind-affected not directly so I used to be skeptical.
Whilst I lined as much as drop in, I assumed it was gonna be a hooky-snow-fest.
It wasn’t.
The snow wasn’t nice, however for down right here, it was fairly good.
Principally recrystallized powder with some wind-skinny spots.
The textured snow was good, tender, 4-6″ deep snow.
The sleek snow was wind-affected and hooky.
These had been my first turns in 2 months so I took it simple however was capable of ski a really enjoyable line with out stopping which boosted my confidence.
Some guys I knew had been on the backside as I blasted out the top of the chute and we hooted and chatted about how significantly better the snow was than anticipated.
I sat for a very long time and watched them pores and skin into the space as I contemplated whether or not or not I ought to go up and over to a different zone I like.
I made a decision to cease whereas I used to be forward figuring out how a lot I had to do this night and the way drained I used to be more likely to be.
After grocery procuring, socializing with my native crew, and organizing my home I used to be thrashed and way more assured I’d made the suitable name.
Might need to go proper again on the market tomorrow and an enormous storm in on the horizon…
Season #14 in Patagonia is beginning out proper 🙂
Thanks, Argentina!
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