We have translated an inspiring reportage from our Canary Snow Team friends. It tackles about the unusual experience of skiing above 3000 meters in the 28th parallel north (even southernmost than the Atlas Mountains in Morocco). A subtropical paradise where legend has it there existed the mythic Teide ski resort.
Here you are, I hope you like it
Sent from the Canary Islands in order to show the most unknown aspects of our volcanoes, and with no aim to create any polemic. We conducted a descent down the North Face of the highest mountain in the Spanish territory; in particular, the route along the corridor called the “Y” (in Spanish, "The Greek Y" )
Advised by past experiences and given the characteristics of the volcanic terrain, we used our FreeTrek Ventura Rossignol with sealskins and ski crampons, as well as the ice axes and regular crampons essential in this terrain.
We came across all kinds of snow, mainly wind packed and hard ones.
Our route also runs through the area known as The Bastion. An obstacle-free slope flanked by black lava flows.
We left The Bastion traversing in search of the Y Corridor.
Views to the North Coast of Tenerife with La Fortaleza Mountain (The Fortress) in the foreground
We have already entered the corridor with a complicated and hard wind-pack snow.
With this report we want to show some of the conditions and hazards one can find in our volcanoes ... We consider ourselves Mother Nature lovers and ski mountaineering enthusiasts in these latitudes. We are aware of many follies sometimes are made here, so we would like these photos to show, whosoever gets here, where they venture
At this point the quality of the snow begins to improve
And now is time to ski the best snow of the day through snow brooms
A view of the corridor with plenty of snow at the bottom.
We even got to ski through pines.
In total we have descended a 2.000 meters vertical drop, between 3.500 and 1.500.
Greetings to all Nevasport family! How lucky we are to live here!
The
Canary Snow Team 2014
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