The cornice that is. ;-)
With the thread started by D. Egan "Be the skier ripping through it" , A personal ahh ..err.... "difficulty" came to mind.
When I pull up to a cornice , doesn't even have to be an overhanging one, with anything more than four feet of straight down that progresses into a vision of challenging steeps narrow or wide. I have a hard time getting over the edge. Gulp!
My Mind sees me tumbling head over tea kettle with one ski still glued to the cornice. My ego (and competence) won't allow me to "be that guy" that cuts a traverse right under the edge (unless one is already there ;-)
When I was young, Lover's Leap at Vail was just a kick in the butt. But now, (being so much ahh..err... wiser) I'm having a spot of difficulty with the leap of faith. Getting into that chute above "The Apron" at Bridger Bowl must have take me three minutes that seemed like three hours.
Sure, time in the saddle would build up confidence through familiarity. I just wonder about a useful visualization tool for this particulate situation.
note, a couple of feet to drop into a slope not too hollow is no issue, and of course, a foot or more of soft and light powder changes everything in a good way.
What tool do you use?
With the thread started by D. Egan "Be the skier ripping through it" , A personal ahh ..err.... "difficulty" came to mind.
When I pull up to a cornice , doesn't even have to be an overhanging one, with anything more than four feet of straight down that progresses into a vision of challenging steeps narrow or wide. I have a hard time getting over the edge. Gulp!
My Mind sees me tumbling head over tea kettle with one ski still glued to the cornice. My ego (and competence) won't allow me to "be that guy" that cuts a traverse right under the edge (unless one is already there ;-)
When I was young, Lover's Leap at Vail was just a kick in the butt. But now, (being so much ahh..err... wiser) I'm having a spot of difficulty with the leap of faith. Getting into that chute above "The Apron" at Bridger Bowl must have take me three minutes that seemed like three hours.
Sure, time in the saddle would build up confidence through familiarity. I just wonder about a useful visualization tool for this particulate situation.
note, a couple of feet to drop into a slope not too hollow is no issue, and of course, a foot or more of soft and light powder changes everything in a good way.
What tool do you use?