The snow pack here in South West Michigan has finally reached the point that the backcountry has really opened up. Anything laying on the ground has become covered in a good 5 or more inches..with a heavy crusty layer on bottom and soft fluff on top. Made a trip out to the Bangor area to ski with the folks from Mitten Backcountry in their ultra secret home compound and hills. Old logging roads, tight turns, steep drops with dead fall waiting to swallow your skis at the end. Essentially, classic Midwest Cross Country Down hill (XCD) terrain. Telemark turns were difficult considering how tight it was- a lot more step turns with a tele turn often started with a little jump off of a fallen log.
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