I had just gotten back into service after a week on the river when Mark mentioned the idea of getting our with Parker for another ski objective. I was immediately excited, and while I didn’t have any planning done for any particular ski line we had had success with last minute planning previously and I was stoked to get back on snow. We decided to ski Star Mountain, a popular peak amongst skiers off of independence pass, known for its many destructive avalanche chutes. Looking forward to a shorter objective, we decided to meet later than we usually do, aiming READ MORE