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The Valhallas really are heaven

  • 2015-03-23 22:17:43

    Just spent a week up at the amazing Ice Creek Lodge on a self guided self catered trip with 9 other awesome guys.  We found some great snow and rad lines. It was all over too fast!


    Skinning up Urd


    Dropping Knee


    Towards Fat Daddy Col


    Early in the mission to ski Lucifer col


    Skinning up under Lucifer's shadow


    Best run of the season


    Plenty of steep lines at Ice Creek


    Steep bootpack to Urd Peak


    Fast run off the top


    Me putting my Salomon Q105's to good use that I won from Backcountry Skiing Canada