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PHOTO - COMP: Intimidating Acidophilus

  • 2011-03-16 00:25:58
    Intimidating Acidophilus
    After a few sunny days without snow, the north facing slopes were the destination. Though a very easy acces from the ski hill, Acidophilus still had plenty of virgin lines of 65 cm deep fresh and light pow, more than 4 meters snow coverage, and well enough pitch to ride such deep snow. From the pit, you can contemplate some 45 plus degrees intimidating lines. It looked quite vertical from our position and it was pretty much a bird's eye view. After the first turns, the snow agreed it was deep and the fluffy top went down with us, nothing bad, thanks to the very stable conditions.