Dusted off the old-school Tele gear for an expedition to the back bowls of our back yard. My stuff really belongs on the wall of a ski lodge, or in a museum- heavy double-leather boots, first generation fat skis with Riva cable bindings and Voile release plates.
The steep and deep is pretty windblown, crud and hardpack, and I couldn't get my turns linked up well.
All the best powder was on the somewhat more gentle slopes, and I got some nice smooth runs there.
Floundering around on the up-track without skins or grip wax- I bare-booted it up the steepest stuff.