skiing
Pictures: Spring Break Ski Trip
I spent four days earlier this week skiing in Utah with some friends. We all skied at Snowbird, except for one day when I got an Alta pass and headed over the mountain to check it out. I had borrowed a video camera from a friend to try and get some handheld skiing footage, which seemed to work fairly well until I accidentally dropped it in some deep powder on some steep terrain and couldn’t find it. After that unfortunate episode, I was inspired to check out some helmet cams. I think this one seems pretty good; check out the video taken with it partway down this page.
I also had the chance on this trip to try out a new slope meter my brother gave me for Christmas. It was interesting to see how poorly I estimate slope—the very steepest terrain I skied barely hit 40°. It definitely doesn’t seem like that when you’re looking down from the top.
