photos by Jared Boyd

A day in the backcountry

Local skier Alex Spencer peeks into a chute thats not quite ready to be skied near Red Mountain Pass last weekend. Spencer traverses a ridge high in the San Juans on an already thinning snowpack. Spencer practices leave no trace skiing on a crusty exposure.

 

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