James blasts off a rock in the Inverness woods. As you can see, the lines in here were nice and open. James said the jump entry slope here was a bit steep (not much of a ramp) and it threw him back a bit, but the end result was a nice jump mixed onto a great line. Despite no big snowstorms in quite a while, the powder is holding up nicely where the wind hasn't turned it to windpack. I'll take sub-zero over rain any day ;)
Soon after having a great run, James had his ski pole grip yanked from his hand and off it went into the powder. 20 to 30 minutes of searching revealed no handle. We did however flatten out a nice section of powder in which to have an afternoon snack. Hmmm??? Is that Mango in the background there? He admits to doing more snacking than searching. He can take that up with James. OK, YES, I'm running the video camera, but it was only for a few moments and then I was right back in the trenches. E is also commended for her hard work.
What the !@#$%@#$^^# is Mango doing with his skis?! Extensive video analysis in slow motion playback has begun to reveal subtle movements in Mango's skiing that do not seem to obey the laws of physics. Here he appears to be flicking his skis up (and around?) some obstacle. I'm telling you honestly, if you watch this in motion it looks like nothing happened. So much for keeping that weight forward. ;)
J.Spin catching air off of one of the natural obstacles in the Inverness woods. Unfortunately the contrast of the snow wasn't that great to show the terrain feature, but it was a cool hump of snow followed by a nice landing zone. The right hand looks in good position for a solid landing, but that left one had better catch up. I think it's lagging behind from a pole plant I used to slightly adjust trajectory.
