In my challenge to ski every route in Presidential Skiing, I knew one of the biggest obstacles would be skiing Mountaineer's Route on Mount Webster. Due to it's SW aspect and large open talus slope, the prevailing NW winds in the Presidential Range tend to strip it of any snow before it can build a base. Until today, there was only one documented account of this line getting skied, and it's from 2010...
This season, a warm up just after a snow event allowed the snow to crust over before the wind could strip it. Making for some interesting, but skiable conditions. On a solo adventure, sparing my partner's the nonsense of bushwacking, side slipping, hop turning, and other shenanigans, I managed to string together a descent. Watch this mix of tense and comical skiing and wonder, is this the worst ski line in the Whites? Or an adventure skier's dream?
25 фев 2024
