Late August, 2010 – Thredbo Backcountry

Charlie finds the fresh on the way to Dead Horse Gap.

Snow Journal | Ben Hansen

With Mother Nature being kind in August, the backcountry around Thredbo has really opened up, there’s a multitude of easily accessible backcountry around Thredbo and when it’s good, it’s great!

Between NZ heli skiing experiences Charlie Timmins found the time to tackle the the p

erennial Thredbo backcountry favourite Dead Horse Gap. Dead Horse is a great way to escape the crowds and lift lines and find some untouched snow, make sure you have a car waiting for you at the end though, no one likes to walk home.

Then, after day 1 of the Rip Curl Pro I took Victorians Anna Segal, Nat Segal, and Zoe Jaboor over to Stanley’s Bowl to ski some nice snow and have some fun off the tracks. It was a first time visit to the NSW backcountry for the girls and they had a sweet time. These are the last pics of Anna on skis for a while, the Aussie freestyle princess broke her leg at the Rip Curl Throwdown the next night.

Nat Segal testing out the Stanley’s Bowl.

Anna showing why she’s Australia’s freestyle princess.

Charlie working the backcountry natural features.

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