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are those the prices through the U? cause im going to westmini next year and wondering if those prices are universal for college kids.
And im also thinkin PC and Brighton depending on the what the kids I meet are doin.
Brightons Millie gate and solis highway to heaven gate allow pretty similiar acess to tlp/wolverine. Solitudes fantasy gate is a pretty intense booter that allows quick acess to silver/days fork. Unlike Brighton, Solitude doesn't have open boundries so when the gates are closed you no go. Solitude used to be bomber about opening terrain/gates on dump days, last few seasons not so much. IMO solis inbounds terrain is much better than Brightons. Soli does have a lot of pass options in that you can buy certain days of the week instead of a full pass.
You do want a touring rig bootpacking sucks and is going to severly limit the terrain you can access and likelyhood of finding good experienced partners. Avvy 1 is a good start but in reality you can learn a lot of that on your own or from a good experienced partner.
Every one is different never took avvy 1 but, I'm pretty sure if you were to read and understand Trempers book there isn't anything in avvy 1 that isn't in the book. The bird, soli and canyons all have beacon parks enough time @ any of them and you should be able to become proficiant with yours.
Basically there isn't a substitute for experience, avvy 1 is a good experience as is avvy2 but it's not like those hours are a real substitute for days weeks months or years of experience. 3/4 of the people I tour with have never taken an avvy course but I'd take them or someone who has seasons of experience than over someone w/ 20 hours of avvy 1 instruction. My point was to many people think avvy 1 is more than what it is It's a good start and introduction. Personally I'd rather tour with someone who has spent that time on beacon practice or first aid/cpr skills, because I'll be making the terrain, route and snow safety descisions, A good experienced partner can teach you these skills as well as how to locate instabilities in the snowpack through pit tests ,skicuts, testslopes etc but if the shit hit's the fan the skills that matter are rescue and 1st aid and if you spend enough time in the bc chances are sooner or later the proverbial shit will hit the fan in some form.
As for not needing a touring rig to ski the slackcountry. put yourself in this scenario it's a 2' dump day You're on top claytons or pio you ski first down to a safe spot youre partner gets caught in a slide or treewelled 1/2 way down obviously you are going to call dispatch, which should be programed into your phone but do you really think you'll be able to booter back up a steep snow covered slope and be able intitate a self rescue in nearly the time as someone with skins. Might as well ski down hidden ride gdub and say some prayers on your way up.
Judging from some of the retarded shit you post here I'm pretty sure you dig more booters than pits and you are a prime example of avvy 1 giving you just enough knowledge to be dangerous. Which is fine and Tuscarora is the name of that peak
Oh and experience doesn't always mean making good conservative decsions. Plenty of experienced people make poor decisions with varying degrees of consquences myself included.
The main chute in Wolverine is called Grannies and the don't name gnar after grandmama