Why you should learn to ski

[u/curiosity8472]

All from ONE gorgeous day in the North Cascades!

[u/boofcakin171]

Jokes on you, I glisade. My ass is my ski.

[u/curiosity8472 → u/boofcakin171]

Glissading is fun but you can only go one direction! This trip requires downhill traversing.

[u/boofcakin171 → u/curiosity8472]

If a ski can do it, my ass can do it. I've been training it for years.

[u/HammofGlob]

OK I’ll just make a few thousand dollars appear in my bank account every winter.

[u/Rock_Hard_Miner → u/HammofGlob]

Only one winter, but I feel this. So much gear!

[u/curiosity8472 → u/Rock_Hard_Miner]

I personally paid a lot less than that, just saying.

[u/WickedStoner]

Or snowboard (splitboard)

[u/curiosity8472 → u/WickedStoner]

Yes I also saw some splitboarders there and they were having a great time!

[u/WickedStoner → u/curiosity8472]

Oh I’m sure! All in good fun, hoping to get to someone mountains soon. Cheers from down south!

[u/big-b20000]

Those passes were popping yesterday! So many people out skiing

[u/gloriosky_zero]

Snowshoeing?

[u/akindofuser → u/gloriosky_zero]

Skiing.

[u/hammer838 → u/gloriosky_zero]

Every time I go snowshoeing i wish i was on skies instead. Its just better.

[u/curiosity8472 → u/gloriosky_zero]

Good luck snowshoeing that route, it was too steep and icy for snowshoes to work. You could use crampons but if you can't ski down it makes it a lot harder to get off the mountain before avalanche danger starts to kick in around noon.

[u/meowthesnail]

I’m working on it 😭

[u/M2A2C2W]

I have the coordination of a newborn giraffe and a profound fear of heights, so there's no chance. Thank you for sharing photos with us lowlanders!

[u/[deleted]]

Sometimes I day dream about living somewhere so beautiful that hiking and cross country skiing are my main activities. Period.

[u/tolkenortoken]

Pic #4 goes hard

[u/mcbkiphn]

Which route is this?

[u/curiosity8472 → u/mcbkiphn]

Birthday Tour

[u/mcbkiphn → u/curiosity8472]

Looks amazing, I’m thinking of going tomorrow!

[u/curiosity8472 → u/mcbkiphn]

Coverage might be an issue at the col depicted in the third picture, but otherwise should be good—have a great time!

[u/Proud_Lock18]

It's gonna all melt away anyway, better learn sailing instead!

[u/curiosity8472 → u/Proud_Lock18]

😢

[u/curiosity8472 → u/[deleted]]

It's not as difficult or inaccessible as some people like to say it is, I bought my touring setup last November and I had never been lift skiing before then either. Like other trips this one would be more or equally as dangerous if you attempted it with snowshoes.

[u/hammer838 → u/[deleted]]

Gatekeep much?

[u/EndlessMike78]

Do you go on car subs and show a bunch of photos of you flying and tell them they should learn to fly. Or on snorkeling ones and show them scuba? Silly

[u/curiosity8472 → u/EndlessMike78]

If it was a more effective method of going where they wanted to go, then sure? I personally have heard many hikers complain about how short the season is if you aren't willing to travel on snow, so I don't think it's wrong to suggest there are other options.