Loopin' T-Bar For Horseshoe Bowl And Imperial For Whale's Tail On New Liberty Origin 116s 24Feb17

Despite the wind and cold I hit Breck for whatever the new 3" of snow offered. It's been 10 days of "spring" so I didn't expect much really. I didn't get much initially either as I skied the steps off E Chair with expected conditions. I headed to the top hoping for better but Whale's Tail was closed and I heard avy bombing out that way. Imperial Bowl had similar thin new on top of plenty of crusty stuff. So, I headed over to T-Bar to see how that area was fairing. Woohoo - no lines to speak of and I dropped in on the leeward side of the ridge and found pretty good snow and few lines drawn - the combo of spindrift and night snowfall helped make the bowl good. I spent my time looping that till I read that Whale's Tail was open and then went there for some runs. I mounted the Liberty Origin 116s with STH2 bindings (bought by Wilks really since he didn't want me to rip apart the Helixes which I've been loaning him). Short story is that these light, twin tip "bomb rocker" skis are really fun. Turn initiation is so easy and the width makes for great float - and they are stable enough to drive through varied conditions. Here's one video of the day, backed by New Pornographers new release. Vid removed and replaced hoping for better "traction" via Blogger.