Yeah – powder time! After checking the snow conditions and forecast I started looking for some last minute cat skiing spots and found an opening at Mustang Powder in the Monashee mountains.
Why cat skiing? Well, I always complain about limited vacation time, so we have to put our days off to good use! Cat skiing gets you way more vertical than muscle power. With a good guide it also gets you the best pow without having to deal with crappy snow. Last but not least, I was skiing runs that I would find rather intimidating without local knowledge.
Our guide Matt and the tail gunners JP and Heidi definitely delivered the goods! Excellent service at the lodge where everybody made us feel at home. Amazing dinner after the days of hard skiing. Relaxing hot tub in the snow.
But be prepared to get up early – to make the most of the short days, we switched our watches to Mountain Time, got up in the dark, had a good breakfast and climbed in the cats just before sunrise. But the pow was well worth the alpine start.
Getting up at the crack of dawn
Guide Matt points out our next line
Boarder Bliss
Steep pitch
Pete enjoying another run
Racing down to the cat
Pete made new friends
