Foray into the BC

This is the first post here. I created this blog with the hopes of commemorating my initial season venturing into the New England backcountry. Though I've spent the past two decades on skis, I've have yet to attempt anything involving a boot pack, skin, or climb. This year I've decided to change that.

My goal is to spend most of my season in the bc. Somehow, over the past year or so I've pieced together an AT getup that should serve as my training wheels for this adventure. Here on this blog, I'm going to keep track of the winter's travels. Hopefully I'll have some good stories, pictures and a fair amount of powder.

In order to guide my travels, I recently was given a copy of the AMC's Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast. While I have no vision of completing anywhere near all of the 50 tours David Goodman describes in this book, it will serve as a primer while I get my feet wet. Hopefully over the next few years, I can experience a majority of the tours in this guidebook and many more.

Stay tuned.