Conundrum Couloir is also only ~500', you could just penguin slide down it and probably keep your teeth at the bottom.
Conundrum Couloir
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Re: Conundrum Couloir
Last edited by JacobW on Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Conundrum Couloir
This discussion sort of reminds of a conversation I head when the "first descent" of K2 was making the rounds a while back. I told my co-worker that I thought it was pretty mind blowing. He watched the video and was like, "Meh. He wasn't really skiing, just sidestepping down."
Also, I learned the jump turn by watching Blizzard of Ahhs (hip smears are sweet!). But then I watched the effortless move that is a jump turn by Vivian Bruchez and now I am totally unsure of my own form.
Also, I learned the jump turn by watching Blizzard of Ahhs (hip smears are sweet!). But then I watched the effortless move that is a jump turn by Vivian Bruchez and now I am totally unsure of my own form.
Re: Conundrum Couloir
I recall being pretty gripped getting from the summit into the couloir. Not exactly “skiing,” but awkward no fall movement with skis on feet and strangely shaped snow and rock under ski.
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If you french fry when you should've pizza'd, you're gonna have a bad time.