Well two more days of skiing under our boots and we're getting the lay of the land here. Yesterday we headed off the back side of the peak and dropped into a tree run falling into a steep gully... the snow was thigh deep in places - fantastic turns! As it ran out into an even steeper section and thick scrub, we hacked our way across slope and dropped in to a little bowl and then into the bottom of the valley proper. Looking back up we could see that the gully we were skiing turned into a little cliff line 10-15m high, so we were happy we didn't continue down that way, I don't think I was quite up to a 10m jump so early in the piece! After a long run out, we hit the noodle restaurant for a well deserved break.
Today was sunny here in the village with a dusting of snow, once we hit mid mountain we ascended into cloud and light snowfall, it had snowed 5-10 cm up on top over night. Being a Monday, the slopes were virtually empty, most runs only had a hand full of people on them (if that). Found another couple of powder runs through trees, one in particular was really beautiful, large well spaced trees on an intermediate slope.... ending in a creek gully and a bit of a bash out. But now we've done it once we have a run out made for ourselves, so it'll be easier.
There's a lot of terrain here and our impression to the area is much more positive after what weve discovered on and off piste these last couple of days. I've got a few shots of the terrain and snow covered trees that I'll upload soon.
Just heading out the door now up to the onsen for a soak..cheers
few more pics here
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