Newby on Tincan

     So finally my ski people are back in town, I am no longer ill and I have some time off work.  With the avy risk decreasing we headed out to Tincan as I had only been once and was looking to redeem that mediocre experience.  Afterall, it is pretty much the most popular Turnagain pass jumpoff point.  Surprisingly, we arrived to an empty parking lot.  What a good way to start the day because although Tincan is popular, we certainly don't hit up the backcountry to ski with the masses.  A friendly face here and there or some company is okay now and then but the solitude is a selling point for me.

     We took the main skintrack up, noticing a fresh 2-4" on some crusty stuff up to 1500' where it turned into the powder we sought.  Both our dogs had seen a lack in exercise so they were bouncing up and down the skin track, just as pleased to be out in the mountains as we were.  Weather: fair visibility, gentle winds above treeline, mostly cloudy with some sun to stave off the flat light.

     We didn't hit the top top but had 2 good runs down to the creek bed before skiing out to the car.  Untracked, mellow ~30degrees, sof and freshness of the right kind was what we were looking for and we found it.  We were planning on saving our legs for tomorrows' planned tour but did an addicts' lap.  We might pay for it tomorrow.  We skied the trees on the way out which was some of the better tree-skiing I have done here, and now I know why it is popular: very accessible and fun terrain.