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Josh Daiek skiing at Rutherford, Whistler B.C. (Photo: Grant Gunderson)

Sending a Glacier in the Whistler Backcountry

Rutherford, British Columbia

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ACTION MOTION ACTIVITIES ACTION ATHLETES Action Action Sports Avalanche Back-country Skiing Backcountry Skiing Blue bird Blue bird blue sky CATEGORIES CHARACTERISTICS Cliff Cliff Bar Drop EQUIPMENT-OBJECTS Equipment Gap JoshDaiek Jump Line Outerwear Powder Rutherford Ski Ski Gear Manufactures Skiing Skis Snow Snow Sports Snow Sports Equipment Strafe Sun Sunny Terrain Feature Whistler B.C. action activities activity air athlete athletes avalanche avy big air big drop big mountain blue ice blue sky close call cover shot crevase dakine discrete downhill skiing ecology ecosystem environment environmentalism event events extreme extreme sport extreme sports glacial ice glacier glacieral ice huge dro huge drop ice ice cliff ice fall insane jumping land landscape landscapes massive mount mountain nature object objects off cliff outdoor recreation recreation ridgeline scenery skier skiers skiing slide slough sluff snow snow Skiing snow recreation snow skiing snow sports snowboarder snowing spin sports sports & recreation sports equipment steep suny terrain thing things turn turns weather winter recreation winter sports
(Photo: Grant Gunderson)

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The area near Rutherford, British Columbia, is a well-known spot for Whistler backcountry regulars. It’s accessible by snowmobile and when the conditions are right it can produce some of the best ski days on the planet.

Toward the end of a long day shooting with former Freeskiing World Tour champion Josh Daiek, we spotted this slab of vibrant ice that seemed rideable. Daiek said he wanted to send it. Before I knew it, I was snapping pictures of him suspended against the deep blue of the glacial ice. 

TOOLS: Canon 1D Mark IV, 70-200mm, 1/1000 second, f/8, ISO 100

Lead Photo: Grant Gunderson

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