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On Jan. 8, Braden Litke of Fairplay posted to the popular Colorado Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Facebook page a list of “fun things to do other than die in avalanches while the snowpack is rotten.”
The list consisted of a dozen bullet points, and included “surf some lower angle trees as fast as you can,” “build a booter and send a backflip at sunset for your profile picture,” “ski extreme terrain in crappy conditions inbounds at resorts to improve your ability” and several other options.
Ultimately the point was clear from Litke, a snowboarder who is as eager for powder as anyone amid the novel coronavirus pandemic: backcountry conditions may not be worth the risks they pose.