[+] Today we splitboarded up the same mountain for the third day in a row, but this time we dropped off the backside, went up a neighboring peak further up the valley, and slammed the best line of the year so far – very steep, and very deep. Here’s Parker McAbery blasting into a steep chute.
[+] Parker in the white room, enveloped in his own powder.
[+] Parker again, carving the steep powder.
There’s not much you can say after such a dreamy line, except perhaps something cheesy like “if heaven exists, we just rode it!” The best part is that this was about a week since the last snowfall, and the snow was perfect as ever. Gotta love Colorado.
[+] Here’s me laying out a carve. Photo by Parker McAbery.
Hi Jack,
I spent last summer in Ouray and plan to this year as well. I enjoy the place and appreciate your work. I called you but did not get a chance to meet you, in truth because I was overwhelmed by the quality of your work, as compared to mine! I am retired and pushing 70 and when I see your blog with the fabulous skiing I appreciate how you guys are capturing the best of life.
Jeez, very scary….and nice action shots. What is your snow/splitboarding camera rig this season?
And, don’t people work in The Switzerland Of America? Ha!
Hey ShoWally,
I’m using my old Ricoh GX100 for snowboarding/skiing shots, and I quite like it!
I’ve discovered two things about this camera which are perfect for this kind of action shooting: 1) I never realized that it has nonstop continuous mode, shooting jpegs at about 2.5/sec., and 2) It has a “snap focus” mode that sets a fixed focus at somewhere between 3-8 meters, so it doesn’t have to focus for the speedy shots.
It also has a much faster startup/shutdown than the Sigma DP1, and a wider lens.
The drawback is that the colors can be a bit flat, especially with dark forests which are often rendered with dead grays and blacks (see the above shots).
Jack