March 27th - Cat Skiing at Jyrgalen
First day out on the mountain riding the cat and getting a good feel for the terrain and operation. Whilst it's definitely not the best conditions with spring snow and a shallow snowpack, we still had a great time and the potential for cat skiing and ski touring here in Kyrgyzstan is great. I think this is going to make a great program in the future. The terrain is decent with long vertical and great backdrops.
We finished the day with a game of volleyball against the local school kids and they definitely schooled the guest and guide team. After the game, the owner of Royce Travel presented the kids with custom team shirts and they were stoked! Tomorrow we will cat ski and ski tour up higher. I hope to dig some pits and investigate the snowpack also. Should be a good day.
View from my room! Cows, poop and an amazing looking mountain!
End of the day skiing and an amazing view from the cat skiing HQ. Beer o'clock!
Taking on the local school volleyball team. Apparently they are pretty good. We got spanked.... They loved their new t-shirts though! Awesome time.
- Matt
First day out on the mountain riding the cat and getting a good feel for the terrain and operation. Whilst it's definitely not the best conditions with spring snow and a shallow snowpack, we still had a great time and the potential for cat skiing and ski touring here in Kyrgyzstan is great. I think this is going to make a great program in the future. The terrain is decent with long vertical and great backdrops.
We finished the day with a game of volleyball against the local school kids and they definitely schooled the guest and guide team. After the game, the owner of Royce Travel presented the kids with custom team shirts and they were stoked! Tomorrow we will cat ski and ski tour up higher. I hope to dig some pits and investigate the snowpack also. Should be a good day.
View from my room! Cows, poop and an amazing looking mountain!
End of the day skiing and an amazing view from the cat skiing HQ. Beer o'clock!
Taking on the local school volleyball team. Apparently they are pretty good. We got spanked.... They loved their new t-shirts though! Awesome time.
- Matt