Backcountry in the Italian Alps! - Snowboarding Forum

swilber08 · 12-18-2010, 07:55 AM

whats up guys...well ive been envying the day I get to write in in the trip reports section and now its here!

tomorrow and monday im heading to Dolomites range in the Alps with my cousin to do some backcountry

...he lives here and knows the area like the back of his hand so hopefully itll be a hell of a time! my board bag just got in today as it got caught up in the snowstorm in Frankfurt...had me woried for a minute. Ill update this on thursday or friday when im back in the states and have pictures (hopefully some video too)

InfiniteEclipse · 12-18-2010, 10:35 AM

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crsv619 · 12-19-2010, 11:46 AM

sweet. can't wait for pictures/video.

swilber08 · 12-25-2010, 04:36 PM

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this one is on the way up the beginning of the Dolomites looking back down...they really come out of nowhere

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this is the base of Piancavallo

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this is the kid who showed me around...hes a friend of the family who lives like 30 min away so he knows the place like the back of his hand

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this is a restaurant they had on the slopes at what I thought was the top...but then we rode up the last lift and hiked about 20 minutes to get to this peak

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elevation ~7,300 ft...the snow was blowing constantly about 30-40 mph off this face (notice the grass) but down the other side there was some nice pow

swilber08 · 12-25-2010, 05:08 PM

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this is me...or my silhouette anyway haha

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looking back up to it after we rode down

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sickest riding ive ever done

(i live in NC though so not saying much haha)

crsv619 · 12-25-2010, 08:10 PM

cool! thanks for sharing. was it mostly skiers or snowboarders at that resort?

swilber08 · 12-25-2010, 09:30 PM

mostly boarders...the resort itself was pretty sick too

i plan on going back in future years to better spots when conditions are better

InfiniteEclipse · 12-26-2010, 01:41 AM

wow sounds like you had a great time, spectacular view...thanks for sharing

swilber08 · 12-26-2010, 01:06 PM

thanks yea it was a great time....next time i go hopefully ill have a gopro and ill be able to take some good videos

Mr. Polonia · 12-26-2010, 09:28 PM

nice thx for sharing....that resort looked uncharted tho

12-18-2010, 07:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
swilber08 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Boone, NC Posts: 235	Backcountry in the Italian Alps! whats up guys...well ive been envying the day I get to write in in the trip reports section and now its here! tomorrow and monday im heading to Dolomites range in the Alps with my cousin to do some backcountry ...he lives here and knows the area like the back of his hand so hopefully itll be a hell of a time! my board bag just got in today as it got caught up in the snowstorm in Frankfurt...had me woried for a minute. Ill update this on thursday or friday when im back in the states and have pictures (hopefully some video too) __________________ 2010 Flow Quantum Scotty Lago 155w 2010 Flow M9-SE Bindings

12-18-2010, 10:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
InfiniteEclipse Stay Strapped Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,116	subscribed __________________ Did she say Strap-in or Strap-on?

12-25-2010, 04:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
swilber08 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Boone, NC Posts: 235	IMG_0963.jpg this one is on the way up the beginning of the Dolomites looking back down...they really come out of nowhere IMG_0966.jpg this is the base of Piancavallo IMG_0970.jpg IMG_0972.jpg this is the kid who showed me around...hes a friend of the family who lives like 30 min away so he knows the place like the back of his hand IMG_0968.jpg this is a restaurant they had on the slopes at what I thought was the top...but then we rode up the last lift and hiked about 20 minutes to get to this peak IMG_0973.jpg elevation ~7,300 ft...the snow was blowing constantly about 30-40 mph off this face (notice the grass) but down the other side there was some nice pow __________________ 2010 Flow Quantum Scotty Lago 155w 2010 Flow M9-SE Bindings

12-25-2010, 05:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
swilber08 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Boone, NC Posts: 235	IMG_0975.jpg this is me...or my silhouette anyway haha IMG_0978.jpg looking back up to it after we rode down IMG_0984.jpg sickest riding ive ever done (i live in NC though so not saying much haha) __________________ 2010 Flow Quantum Scotty Lago 155w 2010 Flow M9-SE Bindings

12-25-2010, 09:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
swilber08 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Boone, NC Posts: 235	mostly boarders...the resort itself was pretty sick too i plan on going back in future years to better spots when conditions are better __________________ 2010 Flow Quantum Scotty Lago 155w 2010 Flow M9-SE Bindings

12-19-2010, 11:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
crsv619 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 96	sweet. can't wait for pictures/video.

12-25-2010, 08:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
crsv619 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 96	cool! thanks for sharing. was it mostly skiers or snowboarders at that resort?

12-26-2010, 01:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
InfiniteEclipse Stay Strapped Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,116	wow sounds like you had a great time, spectacular view...thanks for sharing __________________ Did she say Strap-in or Strap-on?

12-26-2010, 01:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
swilber08 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Boone, NC Posts: 235	thanks yea it was a great time....next time i go hopefully ill have a gopro and ill be able to take some good videos __________________ 2010 Flow Quantum Scotty Lago 155w 2010 Flow M9-SE Bindings

12-26-2010, 09:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mr. Polonia Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Brooklyn, Empire State Posts: 1,093	nice thx for sharing....that resort looked uncharted tho __________________ Without me, my board is useless. Without my board, I am useless

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