Yesterday I wrote something like, ``I don't really like side country skiing after all.'' Therefore, let's do some proper BC skiing today! That's what I had decided this morning. However, it was already past 9:30 when I started getting ready. Rarely, I prepared hot water for THERMOS. However, I ended up leaving it behind... Ride on line 11. It's cloudy again today with a few sprinkles of snow. The area looks like an ink painting. Oh, I want to take a black and white photo, etc., on the lift. Continue walking to the beech forest. It's fine here. Gradually gain altitude with waxless skis. Common name: Highway. From the second climb onwards, the strategy is to simply climb this way. Moreover, it is a beautiful beech forest. good choice・・. 1st one. I don't take selfies because I don't know the terrain. The quality of the snow is awesome. A soft, mature snow. After all, it's a north-facing slope. The second one after climbing back up the highway. This time I tried taking selfies. But changing course was a mistake. For a bad ski. Highway right away. The third line was another selfie run using the first line as a reference. Selfie/Backcountry/Forest/POWDER/Wingling. Hmm, the output is still lower than on the slopes. If it's on the slopes, it's about 30% less. In today's conditions, it's probably about 50% less than normal. I would like to achieve a reduction of at least 30%. Well, I can't help but think that if I don't take selfies, it's 100%, but since I've already done one, it's enough. And the fourth one. There is still a lot of room to ski well and quietly. I was climbing up the highway while analyzing the parts I didn't do well. Then I heard a voice from above. A man and a woman holding snowboards in their hands. This place is only a little far from the main route. As expected, they are following the footsteps I took. Ugh, they're walking around in boots... The highway is full of potholes. I'll go home. After a quick descent, I arrived at Mahoroba just at noon. Oh my, it was two hours. No wonder I didn't drink a single sip of water. The THERMOS that I had forgotten was there. I think I'll try going further away tomorrow. February 7, 2024