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McNab Snowsports News
08/10/2009
Gulmarg trip details are now on line.
Just posted the trip details for Gulmarg. Limited places so get in touch!
04/10/2009
More news and updates for 2010!
After 10 years with McNab snowboarding, Mel is moving on to new things! Plus More course news and Neils usual waffle!
24/09/2009
Important winter and web news - read this!
There are changes a coming! read this to find out more about next winters schedule.
23/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice and back!
Just back from the big ride! check it out!!
22/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice - Day 3 and Day 4
Injury and final stretch
20/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice - Day 2
Still pedaling ;)
16/09/2009
Changing Seasons, Autmn is on its way!
There's definitely a change in season going on here. Snow in the mountains and the leaves are turning for Autumn. Winter is on its way!
12/09/2009
Nice climbing this morning!
Great little climb this morning, more news and Jazzy's video!
09/09/2009
And another!
Just down from another Mont Blanc and a new personal Guiding speed record of 4hrs 20mins from the midi to the top!
02/09/2009
Another succesful Mont Blanc assault!
Another Mont Blanc in the prescence of Mountaineering Royalty!
27/08/2009
More biking, more Mont Blanc, more loving the summ
Back from Scotland and back up in the mountains!
16/08/2009
Summer news! Another amazing week in the mountains
Just down from a perfect 6 day Haute Route. All is good amongst the high peaks!
03/08/2009
A sneak preview of the Winter 2010 program?
Winter 2010 program? A sneak preview, get ready!
01/08/2009
More news from Chamonix!
Just down from the Mont Blanc again! more news and Jeff's Kamchatka vid! check it out...
24/07/2009
Back on the blogs
I'm back to the news blogging after a little time away! Things are looking good for next winter, new plush accom, new course formats, I'm inspired, I'm ready, Bring it on!
15/07/2009
Getting things ready for next winter!
Next seasons program on line soon! this is the plan!
12/07/2009
Mont Blanc and Summer Camp madness
Just back from a quick visit to L2Alpes for the first week of the KSC!
30/06/2009
Inspired for 2010. News for next winter!
Big changes next winter, be Inspired! News and plans for next season.
18/06/2009
You are our inspiration!
This inter season has been a time of reflection, a time to re-focus and a time to re-evaluate our reasons for doing what we do.
14/06/2009
Back up in the mountains!
Cosmique arete today, back up in the mountains and it feels good!
09/06/2009
Summer Loving! Loving the summer!
Kommunity Summer Camps and Chamonix news!
29/05/2009
Kommunity news and Lyngen project on line.
We are taking bookings for the summer Kommunity camps again and I have posted my 'Lyngen Porject' article. read on...
21/05/2009
Carpe Diem, Forever Onwards!
We say goodbye and life goes on, 'Seize the Day' and live for every moment.
14/05/2009
Saying goodbye to a great friend!
More kind words about Keith and details of his funeral service. Saying goodbye to a great man!
11/05/2009
Thankyou for your kind words!
Thankyou for your words of comfort and support for Mel and Arren during these difficult and sad times.
08/05/2009
In loving memory of our great friend Keith McIntos
We have received so many messages from all those lives that Keith has touched and influenced.
06/05/2009
The tragic loss of our greatest friend and partner
The tragic loss of our greatest friend and partner, Keith you will ride in our hearts forever!
05/05/2009
Kamchatka vids and News from Norway!
Seb's latest Kamchatka videos and News from this week in Norway
29/04/2009
Kamchatka 09 video on line!
Seb's first Kamchatka 09 video from last weeks Voyager heli trip is now on line, check it out!
26/04/2009
A day to beat all the rest!
Our final days riding in Kamchatka and it goes off!
23/04/2009
Another great day in kamchatka!
Another amazing day, this one will be hard to beat!
22/04/2009
The land that time forgot!
News from our Voyager trip to Kamchatka.
20/04/2009
From Russia with love!
Neil's latest news from Kamchatka, Russia.
11/04/2009
Onwards and upwards. Shots from last week.
Surprisingly good conditions in the Chamonix Backcountry.
09/04/2009
Perfect spring conditions in Chamonix!
Another great few days riding great snow in the Chamonix Backcountry!
06/04/2009
Great trip over the Domes des Miage today!
Domes des Miage today and some shots from last weeks BC Intro team.
05/04/2009
Another big week in chamonix!
Last week in Chamonix for me before Russia and Norway!
03/04/2009
McNab Tee's on-line
Have a look at the new hoodie's and tee's on the shop site
24/03/2009
BC Intro - last chance!!!!
One space left for Backcountry Intro 28 March to 4 April.
06/03/2009
Another week of fresh lines!
My fourth week in a row of constant fresh lines every day! Work, work, work! When will it end?
03/03/2009
More fun in the mountains.
Another great couple of days, check it out!
Gulmarg trip details are now on line.
Just posted the trip details for Gulmarg. Limited places so get in touch!
04/10/2009
More news and updates for 2010!
After 10 years with McNab snowboarding, Mel is moving on to new things! Plus More course news and Neils usual waffle!
24/09/2009
Important winter and web news - read this!
There are changes a coming! read this to find out more about next winters schedule.
23/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice and back!
Just back from the big ride! check it out!!
22/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice - Day 3 and Day 4
Injury and final stretch
20/09/2009
Chamonix to Nice - Day 2
Still pedaling ;)
16/09/2009
Changing Seasons, Autmn is on its way!
There's definitely a change in season going on here. Snow in the mountains and the leaves are turning for Autumn. Winter is on its way!
12/09/2009
Nice climbing this morning!
Great little climb this morning, more news and Jazzy's video!
09/09/2009
And another!
Just down from another Mont Blanc and a new personal Guiding speed record of 4hrs 20mins from the midi to the top!
02/09/2009
Another succesful Mont Blanc assault!
Another Mont Blanc in the prescence of Mountaineering Royalty!
27/08/2009
More biking, more Mont Blanc, more loving the summ
Back from Scotland and back up in the mountains!
16/08/2009
Summer news! Another amazing week in the mountains
Just down from a perfect 6 day Haute Route. All is good amongst the high peaks!
03/08/2009
A sneak preview of the Winter 2010 program?
Winter 2010 program? A sneak preview, get ready!
01/08/2009
More news from Chamonix!
Just down from the Mont Blanc again! more news and Jeff's Kamchatka vid! check it out...
24/07/2009
Back on the blogs
I'm back to the news blogging after a little time away! Things are looking good for next winter, new plush accom, new course formats, I'm inspired, I'm ready, Bring it on!
15/07/2009
Getting things ready for next winter!
Next seasons program on line soon! this is the plan!
12/07/2009
Mont Blanc and Summer Camp madness
Just back from a quick visit to L2Alpes for the first week of the KSC!
30/06/2009
Inspired for 2010. News for next winter!
Big changes next winter, be Inspired! News and plans for next season.
18/06/2009
You are our inspiration!
This inter season has been a time of reflection, a time to re-focus and a time to re-evaluate our reasons for doing what we do.
14/06/2009
Back up in the mountains!
Cosmique arete today, back up in the mountains and it feels good!
09/06/2009
Summer Loving! Loving the summer!
Kommunity Summer Camps and Chamonix news!
29/05/2009
Kommunity news and Lyngen project on line.
We are taking bookings for the summer Kommunity camps again and I have posted my 'Lyngen Porject' article. read on...
21/05/2009
Carpe Diem, Forever Onwards!
We say goodbye and life goes on, 'Seize the Day' and live for every moment.
14/05/2009
Saying goodbye to a great friend!
More kind words about Keith and details of his funeral service. Saying goodbye to a great man!
11/05/2009
Thankyou for your kind words!
Thankyou for your words of comfort and support for Mel and Arren during these difficult and sad times.
08/05/2009
In loving memory of our great friend Keith McIntos
We have received so many messages from all those lives that Keith has touched and influenced.
06/05/2009
The tragic loss of our greatest friend and partner
The tragic loss of our greatest friend and partner, Keith you will ride in our hearts forever!
05/05/2009
Kamchatka vids and News from Norway!
Seb's latest Kamchatka videos and News from this week in Norway
29/04/2009
Kamchatka 09 video on line!
Seb's first Kamchatka 09 video from last weeks Voyager heli trip is now on line, check it out!
26/04/2009
A day to beat all the rest!
Our final days riding in Kamchatka and it goes off!
23/04/2009
Another great day in kamchatka!
Another amazing day, this one will be hard to beat!
22/04/2009
The land that time forgot!
News from our Voyager trip to Kamchatka.
20/04/2009
From Russia with love!
Neil's latest news from Kamchatka, Russia.
11/04/2009
Onwards and upwards. Shots from last week.
Surprisingly good conditions in the Chamonix Backcountry.
09/04/2009
Perfect spring conditions in Chamonix!
Another great few days riding great snow in the Chamonix Backcountry!
06/04/2009
Great trip over the Domes des Miage today!
Domes des Miage today and some shots from last weeks BC Intro team.
05/04/2009
Another big week in chamonix!
Last week in Chamonix for me before Russia and Norway!
03/04/2009
McNab Tee's on-line
Have a look at the new hoodie's and tee's on the shop site
24/03/2009
BC Intro - last chance!!!!
One space left for Backcountry Intro 28 March to 4 April.
06/03/2009
Another week of fresh lines!
My fourth week in a row of constant fresh lines every day! Work, work, work! When will it end?
03/03/2009
More fun in the mountains.
Another great couple of days, check it out!
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Title: Another great day in kamchatka!
Date: 23/04/2009
Well yesterday would be pretty hard to beat!
Yesterday as I wrote in my last blog we awoke to perfect conditions, check out this shot of the sun rise over Koryaksky!
At 9:10am the Heli came to pick us up out side the hotel. It lands in a clearing just by the hotel carpark, there’s not much around the hotel which is situated at a natural hot spring in the countryside about 40mins from Petropavolosk.
As we had such a good time in the North yesterday we decided to head North again today.
The snow had been good on the Northern slopes yesterday and so today we flew North to the ‘Sharp mountains’ with a detour first to the North East to grab a couple of descents on a new mountain range on the Northern side of Koryaksky.
At first glance there didn’t seem to be much in the way of good snow and big lines so we headed for the highest peak in the range and swung around to find just what we were looking for on its sheltered Northern facing slopes.
Charlie drops in for some perfect turns.
With no tracks to follow jeff looks a little
lost in the Kamchatka wilderness.
Steve powers into a heel side powder turn.We did a couple of nice lines here, the terrain was very different being so close to Koryaksky this range is completely Volcanic and the features are all shaped by Lava flows. Because of this you get some quite narrow channels to ride down and so we rode big faces with narrow exits. It felt great powering down a big face with all your focus centred on the narrowing below before charging through into the wide open valley and the waiting heli.
It looked like it was going to be hard to better these runs in this range and so we decided to follow our plan to head now West to acces the ‘Sharp Mountains’ from the North. This way we’d be flying South though the peaks and so get a good view of all the Northern slopes and lines en-route.
It didn’t take long for us to spy out a nice looking range of peaks with some amazing looking lines facing in just the right aspect. We pointed the pilot towards our chosen peaks and watched as the lines got nearer and it quickly became clear that we had made a good find.
As we approached we could see four or five amazing looking lines spread out along a sharp jagged ridge running East/West either side of a triangular central peak with all the lines running into the same central pick up spot, Perfect!
The first line was an obvious choice, a big central couloir probably about 100m wide at a perfect 38 degrees. We quickly got into action and found our selves jumping out onto the ridge just to the left of our drop in spot. I had a sneaky look along the ridge to the right to look into what I was considering for our next drop and nearly exploded with excitement as I looked over the cornice into what could only be described as a perfect Alaskan style couloir, steep, straight and deep.
I dropped into the first choice descent and cranked a turn to test the snow pack, perfect! I released myself into the pull of gravity and powered into some long deep turns screaming down the face as the rest of the team started to whoop it up behind.
Jon in powder heaven!
Mark all alone in Kamchatka.
Run number 2!
Charlie at it again!
Seb targets a great steep line.We arrived at the heli with grins spread across our faces as we looked back up at where we had come from and where we would be going next and the four or five other lines surrounding us !
Yep! Like I said ‘Yesterday, would be pretty hard to beat’.