take advantage of the sunny days before the new year as I visit my friends Michael and Teresa val Vigezzo. We decide to make a skin 29. In Ossola is a lot of snow fall but has also done a lot of wind ruining a bit 'all.
We will be good to find a safe ride with decent snow. Michael is also the first out with the skins so we have to do something easy. We spent the evening of 28 with the guides in hand ... and after having changed his mind at least a thousand times, the Simplon to decide. It is certainly an exciting place, away from the plant and it will be worth the trouble, though. There wake up calmly and arrivamo close to Engiloch. In reality parking just over the top because I had not seen the attack of the trip. Then we will pay this lightly. On a clear day. It's cold but the sun and the climb riscadano. We have to get a hundred yards. With the split already separated proceed with caution em'attardo a bit '. Arrived at the cabins we start to climb. Decided to prey on the wooded hill straight ahead and not get around to the left as suggested by the guide (Error ex beginner snowshoeing).
This choice will prove to be disastrous. The wood is too steep to proceed smoothly and that too often forces us to break the rhythm (At least he did school). In addition, dual battery track in 40 cm of fresh snow struggling even more. I have to thank Dario who opened the first part becoming a nice ass while Michelle and I proceeded with difficulty amid the pines.
After a while, 'the slope spring. I pass by to do a bit of pace. Furthermore, the split creates a beautiful track that should make things easier. We go out of the woods and the wall rears up again. Here the snow was heavy work in the wind. There are sastrugi everywhere and is pretty compact, not ice and fortunately, thanks to rampant, moving forward very fast.
Michael out of the woods is still stunned by the beauty of landscape, almost frightened, meekly inquires about the dangers of that position. I feel pretty safe in proceeding, even if there is snow slope is compact and well linked below us. We come finally to the hill. 600 meters made in about three hours. A disaster. Also begins to climb the north wind, especially cold. The top is down there but none of us has the strength to continue.
keeping us go down to the left of the tracks. The snow is hard. Skip to other areas hard to soft. I struggle with the board, I have to stay low and responsive, but I can pull the hump.
I turn to gaze at the line in a pristine environment and already I'm happy. The knee also takes the climb, the more reason to rejoice. Dario and Michele fall to the left leaving me alone. I take this opportunity to another beautiful solo line ... what a show!
We get to the forest. Here the snow is finally beautiful, fresh, soft, protected from wind and sun. Too bad ends immediately. Arrival on the floor near a brook not completely covered. I am forced to wade through, being careful not to .... ... Bummm finish inside!! Luckily the water was up to the ankles and the boots have held. I am free of ice and replace the skin to the car park 150 meters higher. Are cooked. As always in the mountains if you do not keep your pace a lot more hard work. We get a little 'depressed to the machine. We struggled so much for a truly miserable descent. But what places, what a day.
I hope it's something clicked. Maybe next time Michael will stand up to tell me soon, we go for a nice trip for 4 to 5 hours ...
N: B: TO ADDRESS SECURITY IN AN Off Piste (even the most 'trivial near the slopes) and' needs you HAVE transceiver (ON TRANSMISSION IN) shovel and probe. Improvised NOT IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE AREA OR SNOW. ASK A QUALIFIED ALL INFORMATION ON THE CONDITIONS OF ROUTES AND AREAS THAT DANGEROUS Only those of known places. ESSENTIAL FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY AND 'PLAN FOR A HOUSE THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE TIME off-piste skiing, but do not stop THE ONLY BULLETIN: SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK THE POST CAREFULLY THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROUTE AND DECIDE WHETHER THE LAST TIME TO GIVE UP IF and not 'SECURE OR TOO RISKY.
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