The northern Europeans must have been the first to strap on to their feet a pair of wooden narrow planks. How ancient compared to modern skis that must have been, however skiing had to start somewhere. Now it is not just skis that are used on the snow for fun and delight. Snowboards are the most recent and successful addition. Then there is tubing, bike skis, mono-skis, different devices for those that have some sort of handicap, paragliders on skis, kite skiers, and more. However there is one form to play on the snow that is reserved for the experts, the male and female Highness of the winter. Backcountry.
Not an expert but want to know what it is like to backcountry. It starts like this. Load up a camera, extra warm gear, check camera battery, sunscreen, ski carry backpack, beacon, probe, shovel, emergency kit, bandana, two Asperin, and load onto to Exhibition, follow to Lodge Peak, and then look up to see the ants moving High up the ridge. Ants will not what you will see on this Land, it will be backcountry skiers hiking up to 12,392′, the peak of Aspen Highlands. Double black is the only way down unless you walk up, look around, and then walk down. Be careful of frozen sweat, loose footing, the no mistake zone, and the bone chilling wind. Backcountry death is on every skier’s mind out here.
Not an expert but want to meet these sort of souls, go to Aspen Highlands, and you will be sure to see them riding in Deep Temerity. This is the real deal of a ski mountain to meet the real hard core skiers/snowboarders. A terrific location that will attract the winter soul that desires a mountain that is a mountain first. Whether young or mature, beginner or expert, Aspen Highlands has terrain that is at levels of the best in the world. Maybe the single line therapy is what the troubeld child needs, to sit on the chair next to an Aspen Highness skier, to explain a bit of backcountry ideas. Fools are not welcome out there.
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