Tocher Ridge, Yoho

A very very very loooooong approach to this avi pass. We ski in for about 2 hours in the flat, then up 2 hours on the trees to ski down the avi pass for about 5 minutes and 2 more hours in the semi flat back to the car.. all totally worth for the great turns  !! 











 

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