Alta Ski Resort in Utah (USA) hat seine Saison bereits beendet, den Liftbetrieb eingestellt. Das hält dennoch einige Freerider und Splitboarder nicht davon ab, ins Back Country zu marschieren und den Winter noch so lange es geht zu verlängern. So auch James Buehler und Alex Gavic, die Ende Mai noch einmal die Session ihres Lebens abfeuerten.

Die zwei Snowboarder suchten sich nicht irgendeine Rinne aus, irgendein Face – nein, sie stürzten sich auf Ciochetti’s Ribbon. Eine Traverse mit über 40 Grad Neigung und kaum Schnee macht die Line so unfassbar schwierig und auch gefährlich. Das wird besonders klar, wenn man diese Aufnahmen der Zwei sieht.

 

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Butt Pucker 3000….. One of the Gnarliest things I have ever witnessed. ???@jimmy_couloir has been wanting to tick this bad boy of his list for some time now and thankfully ?? @wildwildwasatch volunteered so I didnt have to do this one insane line!! ??? Its a monumental line and Im so incredibly stoked that I got to tag along and film the whole thing. Take a close look at the three middle images and see if you can spot Jimmy. Did I just witness the first splitboard descent of the ribbon!!? ?‍♂️?‍♂️?‍♂️ at the very least a first sushi descent ?? Congratulations homies you deserve a nap!!!! ??? #buttpucker #altasnowboardteam #devilscastle #ribbon #jibbintheribbon #rossignol #anotherbestday #girosnow #pushpeaks

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Croshane Media (@croshanemedia) am Mai 26, 2019 um 11:35 PDT

 

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@altaskiarea is for scoochin’ !! This is getting down to the crux!! So hyped for this one!! Ciochetti’s ribbon on the Devils Castle at Alta has been on my hit list forever! Thanks to @wildwildwasatch for coming along and for the belays!!! I was worried I wouldn’t find a partner at first. @croshanemedia said he would go if absolutely no one else would haha ? I could tell he was pretty pumped that @wildwildwasatch said yes! Cro was just as hyped to wake up at 2am with us and film it long lens and shoot photos of our descent.! ????? thx boys! And thanks to @straightchuter for putting together the chuting gallery! It’s been a wild ride so far!! @rossignol @rossignolfreeride @discrete @girosnow @traegergrills. #scoochersgonnascoooch . . . . #snowboarding #splitboarding #alta #lcc #slc #utah #snow #mountains #mountaineering #sketch #rei #alta #youwont #scary #extreme #gnarly #dontreadmyhashtagsbitch #skiing #climbing

Ein Beitrag geteilt von James buehler ❄️ (@jimmy_couloir) am Mai 27, 2019 um 7:06 PDT

Leider gibt es bis heute keinen Clip der gesamten Action, aber das ist wohl nur noch eine Frage von Tagen. Solange müssen diese Bilder reichen …

 

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I can’t believe we just did that. Most of the snowboarding I do I try not to display ego. Rarely do I say something felt out of control and wild. This morning was INSANE. Down right the most scared I’ve ever been on my board. I expected a little softer but this was full value. When it starts off like this though you just have to believe the decades of effort that you’ve put all of your energy into will be enough and that it is worth it. I’ll just post this for now because I’m still in disbelief that we crossed the whole ribbon with boards on our feet. I found myself talking to whatever greater power it is above us on this one.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Alex Gavic (@wildwildwasatch) am Mai 26, 2019 um 11:58 PDT

 

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This is as easy as it got. From here we shimmied past the crux rock with our heels literally hanging in free space at the edge of the cliff. Variable snowpack left us guessing what the 40+ degree slope we traverse was going to feel like on our edges. @jimmy_couloir slayed it!? leading every pitch as I was feeling gripped out of my mind. I couldn’t shake that feeling. By the end I trusted my edge but one wrong move on this thing could be catastrophic. Thanks for the invite and thanks for the cheers from below @croshanemedia !

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Alex Gavic (@wildwildwasatch) am Mai 27, 2019 um 6:33 PDT