Alpine Touring Thread

sig said:
Can you bring that up on the mountain while skiing? Does it give your location on the mountain?
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For sure. I uploaded the .kmz file to Gaia GPS on my phone. I would recommend familiarizing yourself with the limitations of cell phone based GPS before heading out there though. I carry a paper map and compass just in case.
 
Hi! I'm new to the forum. Just bought a tele setup with skins this past fall. Been working on learning to telemark at Gore and Whiteface this year. Used the skins for the 1st time at Thacher Park outside of Albany today and had a great time!. Got two 400 ft. vertical runs in, including some time on a snowmobile turns. Pretty much parallel turned most of the time lol. None of my friends have backcountry setups, so I'm looking for people who wouldn't mind me tagging along. Would love to try out Petersburg Pass! Skied there years ago with a skinny xc backcountry set up.
 
Huezee said:
Nice. I recently created a .kmz gps file utilizing the old trail map. View attachment 8106
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Are the trails downhill of the parking area skiable or are they all bushed in? Would you have to tour back up or can you run it out? I was wondering what the access is from below off of East Hollow Rd. More specifically is it possible to run road laps?
 
Ripitz said:
Are the trails downhill of the parking area skiable or are they all bushed in? Would you have to tour back up or can you run it out? I was wondering what the access is from below off of East Hollow Rd. More specifically is it possible to run road laps?
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lots of good skiing below parking lot. did a car drop once to east hollow. entrance is tricky to find. you may want to scout that out in the summer
 
sig said:
lots of good skiing below parking lot. did a car drop once to east hollow. entrance is tricky to find. you may want to scout that out in the summer
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Is that public land or is it posted?
 
snowsalot said:
Used the skins for the 1st time at Thacher Park outside of Albany today and had a great time!. Got two 400 ft. vertical runs in, including some time on a snowmobile turns. Pretty much parallel turned most of the time lol.
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i am headed to ski some stuff i have been scouting on beaver dam rd. curious what you found in the helderberg's
 
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