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i figured i should add a little montana stoke...

Since picking up splitboarding, I have spent my most of my April months traveling back to my home town, Augusta, on the Rocky Mtn Front Range. The snowpack always seems to be a little sketchy until spring anyways.
There is some great terrain that has probably never seen a ski or board. Only cowboys 'round here!

Now 8 months out of acl/knee repair, with my legs finally getting up to par, I made it into a new area i have been looking at all year on paper. I ended up car camping there for two days this past week, as it ended up containing a pretty unreal playground just 1.5 hrs from the car. 0 people, 2 bobcats, a moose, and the usual pheasant scare (almost always soiling my drawers).

2 solo days, over 21K up and down, 15.5 miles (thanks to whomever mentioned hillmap.com!), and (most importantly) minimal knee swelling!

I apologize for the crappy iphone photos, filters and all. One day I will invest in a real camera.











Over 2' has fallen here in the past 4 days... and it seems to be staying cold and stable.
As always, a great time to be in Montana.
thx

Very cool. Nice to see photos from your neck of the woods. Nice shots, esp. of the forest!

Nice acopa. Not sure which peaks you're riding there but I did a 2 day trip to Caribou Pk 4 years ago. Phenomenal Bowl and vertical potential there but my trip got throttled down by a shallow pure-facet snowpack. Also, I couldn't find anyone to go with and its just not solo terrain if its not in perfect form avy wise. I'd love to go back. Has a very beary feel back in there. I couldn't find another soul who'd ever ridden it or knew of any others that had. You're right - the front has all manner of 1st descents in it. Cowboys & summer hikers....winter is wide open.

thx guys.

lewmt, Caribou peak is actually fairly close to where I grew up (up the Dearborn canyon, between Steamboat and Twin Buttes).
Did you access that through Augusta or Lincoln, and at what time during the winter/spring? Unfortunately, the lack of early winter precipitation usually sets up that shallow facety snowpack you mention. If you ever want to make that tour again, you have got a partner!