Skiing the Heyburn Couloir, Sawtooth Mtns, Idaho

Danny Walton, Gabe Rogel, Luke Miller, Mike Hattrup and Andrew McLean hiking up and skiing down the Heyburn Couloir in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• skiing
• backcountry skiing
• idaho
• hiking
• snow

[MountainSkier1]

> On the bottom half of the run you guys were skiing above and in close proximity to each other. Is this simply because you were confident in the slope's stability?

Yes, from what I remember.

> When you paused to shovel snow was that a snow-pack assessment or just to make a ledge?

Both. I like to dig a pit to create a solid change-over platform (skis to booting or crampons) and at the same time check out the snowpack.

[katiatzo]

type in "ski crashes" in the youtube search and click the video with stars in the title to be shocked!

[dillikins]

Great video! Thanks - almost made me feel like I was there!

[sluttyviking]

Do you realize who made this video? Google this name Andrew McLean. Calling out a Legend from your desk in New York.... fail.

[pandvsims]

Much of the terrain you skied here was a terrain trap. Near the halfway mark the protruding rocks are ideal avalanche start zones. Great fun until all hell breaks loose!

[gibsonrock33]

On the bottom half of the run you guys were skiing above and in close proximity to each other. Is this simply because you were confident in the slope's stability? When you paused to shovel snow was that a snow-pack assessment or just to make a ledge? Not trying to say "gotcha" here, just want to learn as much as I can about safe travel in avy terrain. Thanks

[poggins77]

I don't know... all the chutes these days are so full of people and tracked up! :)

-- gert

[teleirie]

Nice one Andrew! Thank you for sharing......good turns and times....mountain niceness Idaho style!

[tribetube]

great video fellas...

[beast12101]

awsesome, thats a bit steep for my skills though. nice job