I never had aspirations to ski, not to mention ski the 46, and I may never, but this is a really, really cool perspective. Thank you for sharing and taking us on this adventure. This was awesome to witness
finished my 46 this past summer. allen was part of that. you're friggen nuts man! love it. keep it up. this is genuinly the best you tube channel of the adironacks.
Ski crampons help if you do a lot of touring up hiking trails. Also, booting up becomes a lot more efficient than sidestepping if the terrain is consistently steep and narrow and does not allow for kick turns.
I was actually waiting for this comment! So ski crampons wouldn’t have helped at all in this situation because the snow is just so unconsolidated they wouldn’t actually grip. The other thing with ski crampons is that the bindings that I’m using particularly were purchased used, and they didn’t come with the little slot that the crampons would go on. It kind of sucks, so I couldn’t use them even if I wanted to. But my other skis that I will be using eventually later this winter are a much better set up for climbing and have crampons with them. So they would’ve been pointless. Also boot packing is the last resort when it comes to ski 46.
Awesome type 2 fun, but… you did that alone??? My friend, I saw half a dozen moments where things could’ve gone very badly but didn’t. As a fellow backcountry skier: get a buddy out there with ya!
I am really surprised you didn’t hit any spruce traps on the way down. The deep snow and the tress would have been definitely a factor. Great safe ski down.
Great video! I just finished the 46 in February, and didn't really have any intentions of doing the W46, but I've also recently gotten into backcountry skiing/ski touring so I might end up skiing a bunch of these peaks since there isn't too much touring where I'm from (Toronto) and this is still reasonably close (and cheaper than flying out west). Good luck with all your mountain adventures!
When i did allen it was all mud and red slime, im planning on doing it in the winter soon for my winter 46 because the final ascent isnt bare rock and red slime
This looks awesome!! On my list, and I'm figuring that skiing it would be less painful than hiking 😅 I was planning on skiing the first 7 miles, stashing my skis off the beaten path, and then snowshoeing up. What do you think?
Perhaps for a lot of us, yes. But Jonathan is super, super resilient! He would have still hoofed it out with a broken ski. And he would have made us a video about it!
"Oh wait, gotta start my watch" So relatable haha. Do you have any recommendations for a first set of off track nordic skis? I live in Southern Ontario so we don't have mountains like the Adirondacks but still some hilly areas to ski.
I’m not really Nordic knowledgeable! So I wouldn’t really know where to point you. But I’ve been telling people that if they want to get into some good backcountry cross country to check out Voile skis!
Great job! So beautiful in winter with the snow. That was #46 for me back in 1990.
Wow, good for you!
I never had aspirations to ski, not to mention ski the 46, and I may never, but this is a really, really cool perspective. Thank you for sharing and taking us on this adventure. This was awesome to witness
finished my 46 this past summer. allen was part of that. you're friggen nuts man! love it. keep it up. this is genuinly the best you tube channel of the adironacks.
I hiked allen for the first time this last summer, can't imagine doing that ascent on skis. Major props
I can't imagine going down!
Amazing job! So nice to have you document your trip the day after I hiked it. Now I get to re-live the experience again and again!
Ski crampons help if you do a lot of touring up hiking trails. Also, booting up becomes a lot more efficient than sidestepping if the terrain is consistently steep and narrow and does not allow for kick turns.
I was actually waiting for this comment! So ski crampons wouldn’t have helped at all in this situation because the snow is just so unconsolidated they wouldn’t actually grip.
The other thing with ski crampons is that the bindings that I’m using particularly were purchased used, and they didn’t come with the little slot that the crampons would go on. It kind of sucks, so I couldn’t use them even if I wanted to. But my other skis that I will be using eventually later this winter are a much better set up for climbing and have crampons with them.
So they would’ve been pointless. Also boot packing is the last resort when it comes to ski 46.
What a workout, wow! Awesome 👌🏼
That was awesome! Love the go pro! Great skills!! Thx so much! You did a great job!❤️
Thanks Jonathan 👊🏻👍🏻 Stay safe and take care my friend 🙏🏻 God Bless
Appreciate you!
Awesome type 2 fun, but… you did that alone??? My friend, I saw half a dozen moments where things could’ve gone very badly but didn’t. As a fellow backcountry skier: get a buddy out there with ya!
I am really surprised you didn’t hit any spruce traps on the way down. The deep snow and the tress would have been definitely a factor. Great safe ski down.
to be honest this is one of the best videos i hv=ave ever seen!!!! keep it up johnathon
I love you
Sick!! I dont ski.. but this was great! Balls man!
Great video mate. Thanks for sharing. Getting me hyped up to get out there this season!
Dude thanks again for taking me to places I like love to go… but will never be able to….
nice man!!
Great video! I just finished the 46 in February, and didn't really have any intentions of doing the W46, but I've also recently gotten into backcountry skiing/ski touring so I might end up skiing a bunch of these peaks since there isn't too much touring where I'm from (Toronto) and this is still reasonably close (and cheaper than flying out west). Good luck with all your mountain adventures!
Sad that it’s been such a mild winter… hope it takes a turn soon
When i did allen it was all mud and red slime, im planning on doing it in the winter soon for my winter 46 because the final ascent isnt bare rock and red slime
Watching here in Oct 24. This vid is getting me motivated for Nov opening at Bristol Mtn.
Oh, what is redlining?
This looks awesome!! On my list, and I'm figuring that skiing it would be less painful than hiking 😅
I was planning on skiing the first 7 miles, stashing my skis off the beaten path, and then snowshoeing up. What do you think?
When I hiked it in February, someone in front of me did exactly that. I was super jealous ... it's an incredible winter hike regardless though!
@@zstein92794 might have been me 🤟🏼🤩
That was amazing! What would have been the plan if you snapped a ski or broke a binding?
I got ski ties and stuff for binding fixes. But pretty much no different than how you could prepare if you snap or break a snowshoe.
I wonder if a related question is, should you have brought snowshoes along? In addition, just in case?
Perhaps for a lot of us, yes. But Jonathan is super, super resilient! He would have still hoofed it out with a broken ski. And he would have made us a video about it!
What width are those skis? Cool video !
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"Oh wait, gotta start my watch" So relatable haha. Do you have any recommendations for a first set of off track nordic skis? I live in Southern Ontario so we don't have mountains like the Adirondacks but still some hilly areas to ski.
I would check out. Voile’s line up!
I’m not really Nordic knowledgeable! So I wouldn’t really know where to point you. But I’ve been telling people that if they want to get into some good backcountry cross country to check out Voile skis!
Great video! What type of camera do you use to shoot the uphill?
Nikon Z8!
Me the first half of this video: "Hold up, Jonathan's skiing up a mountain? _Up?!_"
this is pretty burly