It is the end of January 2012, the first wave of snow is culminating, the weather cooled off and forecast is saying foogy, windy and big snowfall days. For a nice hike is necessary to keep ouselves down in the forests. Vratna valley will probably be passé ... there is ongoing discussion "freeride or censorship," and for us even "little money = little funny". And of course is better to hike and ride untouched powder then be in the crowd at famous place. Immediately jumped to mind one of our rest, Low Tatras Salatín area.

So we're back on the road. Near Martin city we saw a peek ridge Small Fatra, but just for a small moment. I feel like on the road somewhere in BC, like this beautiful snow we have not seen a long time. "You, did you take that camera?" Silence, car engine is running and my brain is happily empty, much happier ... "Dude, I did not. But I have him poised on the table at home. " But Ticháč saved the situation, so we have at least one spare camera.

And we finished our journey to dream area, actually at the start, at the end of the village Ludrova. 30 minutes to warm up by shoveling a bunker for a car and packing up a gear for a few days stay in the snowy wilderness. Well, we were downright them feel homesick. In Romania, I was a little cold from the bottom, so I forgot to take "extra" thin aluminium layer for sleeping. Even when a freeze is coming up. But what a surprise!? Winter thick mattress, although glazed, but it does not mean that is not here? Yes, it is with camera at home. Anyway, I hope that it will survive in good health ...!

And so we go into an endless valley of the places where we suspect a great terrain. In the autumn we were here and mapped the eye of the falcon ridge Salatín. Well was not clear at all that the valley is rugged with a rocky terrain, in places like in Terchová. A little tense then we continue on and around the valley begin to looking for an place for a night, as we face the awesome hayloft a pyromaniac's dream. In addition, meter layer of hay will certainly replace my missing mat. Finally I put down my backpack straight into the hay and we went to look for a terrain that at the last moment before darkness we finally found. After our return, we began to cook. Water flows in the near dribble trickle nearly frozen, so we do not need to melt a snow. Feathery bed is comfortable, is pretty warm, so is worse in the morning  to come out of a heated sleeping bag.