‘”Up the valley and around the bend. The promised land. December spines. A skier’s dream.” –Nikolai Schirmer

There’s nothing quite like a successful predawn mission! Like many modern day stories it all started with a text and materialized into a backcountry journey to a European spine paradise that was well worth the calories expended to get to there. We can all relate to the moment Nikolai Schirmer crested this summit in Chamonix and gave a “yeah buddy.” This is backcountry excellence.

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