NH/VT Backcountry Skiers Wanted (Brattleboro)

I'm an experienced backcountry skier who skis every chance I get,
but as my buddies get more and more sedentary I'm prone
to going it alone. I doubt that's such a good idea, so I
am interested in finding like-minded folks.


Location: Brattleboro-Keene area but will travel.
I do know great locations in Southern VT and NH,
Get in touch, let's compare notes and routes.


Personally I ski out of track most of the time as I find it
more challenging, hence the post in rec.skiing.backcountry.

Scheduling: I am a lucky, but temporary, cyber-commuter,
so, very flexible, for now, mostly dependent of snow
conditions.



please email me at

chad at alumni dot unh dot edu




thanks very much


ps: any advice from those who have had a similar situation
is more than welcome, no matter the geographical region.

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Chad wrote:
I'm an experienced backcountry skier who skis every chance I get,
but as my buddies get more and more sedentary I'm prone
to going it alone. I doubt that's such a good idea, so I
am interested in finding like-minded folks.


_ I hesitate to post this as there are lot's of people that
shouldn't be BC skiing alone, but I think for the experienced
and cowardly skier it's a reasonable choice. I've been
doing it in the Sierra for 10 years now and I ain't dead yet.
In some ways I think it can be safer since you there is no
"peer pressure" to push you into making unwise decisions.

_ It does require a different attitude and you have to
be very comfortable with turning back. If you're the kind
of person that absolutely must make the summit, I wouldn't
recommend it. When you're by yourself, you have absolutely
no safety margin. When one little thing goes wrong, you
must turn back. Even when nothing's going wrong, but it
just doesn't "feel right" you have to turn back. Getting
cold, wet or tired is a very big deal that you have to
deal with right away. It's a risky thing to do, but IMHO
it's a manageable risk for the sufficiently cowardly.

_ Booker C. Bense



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