Day 1 minute 1. last minute stuffing of everything. We parked at "La Brussole off of route 299. For a point of reference look at this link: http://www.sepaq.com/Fr/Pdf/GASCarte_hiver_fr_2003.pdf. our starting point was pretty much dead centre on the map.

Greg Hughes, Kevin Marks, Ian Dennis... in that order

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slight disrobing at the 1/5 up the hill mark. the temps were cool but consistent 10% grades with packs on can warm up a body.

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The big boulder was nearly at the top of the 5k climb. Rewarding views all around was a nice bonus.

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The top most point of day 1. now only 2k of gentle down to Pluvier, our first cabin of 5.

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The everpresent Grey Jays. these guys were fantastic entertainment at most of the huts we stayed at.

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The Front of Pluvier hut.

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The wood stoves were kept at maximum warp for most of the waking hours, and the dance of the water drops was pretty amusing.

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Ian on the ice trail on day 2. Pluvier off in the background.

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it took ian a while to get his downhill ski legs under him..this was before that :-)

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