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Ski Mountaineering in the Falling Snow
Ski Mountaineering in the Falling Snow
hahn23


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sports V (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Apple iPhone 4S
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: Feb 3, 2012
Aperture: 2.4
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/1577
Date Uploaded: Feb 3, 2012

 Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering. The spectrum of ski mountaineering spans from ascending a mountain in pursuit of virgin powder to achieving a mountain's summit using skis as a tool, with skiing down secondary.
Ski mountaineering may be distinguished from general ski touring by a willingness to travel over any part of a mountain, not just trails for ascending or sheltered powder snow fields for spirited descent. This may include significant rock, ice, or broken glacier sections, as well as high-altitude traverses as part of multi-peak ascents.
In addition to skins and ski crampons for traction, ski mountaineers may use a range of technical equipment - including crampons, ice axes, and ropes - to reach otherwise inaccessible or dangerous points on foot. When skiing is the primary goal, skis are carried on backpack as far as the mountaineers go; when not, they are removed and cached until the climbers return from their continued ascent.

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 57
Avg (all users): 6.3873
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 5.9310
Avg (non-participants): 6.5044
Views since voting: 940
Views during voting: 304
Votes: 142
Comments: 8
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 02/13/2012 10:58:50 AM
Scenery feels very much like my back yard (without the mountains of course). Expected this to score a bit higher, but still a good score.
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Google Pixel 2
 02/13/2012 09:08:29 AM
Got 8 from me. Great image. Love how the trees hold the snow.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 02/12/2012 01:22:43 PM
Very nice winter scene.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/11/2012 07:08:34 AM
love the feel of the deep powder and getting through it and enjoying it, like the snow in the air capture and the slanted comp. 8
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 02/07/2012 11:59:04 PM
Love the hat, 8
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Nikon D200
Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 02/07/2012 09:52:00 PM
That's my kind of sport :) I wish I could be in this picture! Great shot.
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Nikon D700
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon
 02/06/2012 03:29:35 PM
Great photo. Dabs of color in an otherwise snow-blanketed scene. Beautiful setting and a smile. Well done.
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Nikon Z9
Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
 02/06/2012 07:55:40 AM
Love this, the beauty of the scene has been captured nicely
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