{"id":1651,"date":"2011-03-21T12:35:31","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T18:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2011-03-21T12:35:31","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T18:35:31","slug":"purple-peak-s-couloir-and-some-bonus-hucking-3-16-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/purple-peak-s-couloir-and-some-bonus-hucking-3-16-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple Peak “S” Couloir and Some Bonus Hucking 3.16.11"},"content":{"rendered":"

I decided to take a short break from my Pemberton, BC trip reports and do something a little more recent from little ‘ol Colorado. It’s prime time right now, with a lot of the area’s best lines proudly signed off with ski tracks right now. Hopefully we get a nice re-fill tonight…<\/p>\n

Tom Runcie<\/a>, Rob Dickinson and I headed up towards Purple Peak and we were able to get nice and close with the snowmobiles, followed by a short bootpack. <\/p>\n

Photo Tom Runcie:<\/p>\n

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Tom got the first drop:
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Rob dropped in next but he went so fast all the photos were blurry. Or else the photographer just needs some work. The chute had just a touch of windcrust in it, but otherwise it was in great shape. Our tracks and part of the line, as seen from below:
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Mount Owen continues to look caked, though the cornices guarding it are getting a bit excessive. I went back to this area on 3-19-11, and some of the cornices had indeed failed and there was some debris in the runouts of these lines, so we went elsewhere. Rob likes:
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Since Purple went so quickly, we decided to do some mini laps with the sleds in a nearby zone. Frank:<\/p>\n

Photo Tom Runcie:<\/p>\n

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Rob:
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Then Rob and Tom decided to start hucking. Tom:
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Tom, starting to realize that despite his best efforts, he’s about to land in Rob’s bombhole:
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Ouch.
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Then Rob decided to go for the slightly higher take-off. And he pointed it a little higher. And there was a bit of a windlip that acted like a kicker. And the result was one of the bigger airs I’ve seen in a while.
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Doesn’t look that big, eh? Try Tom’s view:<\/p>\n

Photos Tom Runcie:<\/p>\n

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He’s just now landing…
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All in all, a good day back in Colorado.
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