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I always air down at the start of a trail. If you're fully inflated you're much more likely to dig yourself in and get stuck, whereas if you air down you're less likely to get yourself in a situation where you're relying on the maxtrax, shovel, CRAWL, etc. I'd rather think "that was so easy I'm not sure I needed to air down" then to be outside sweating through (or during) a recovery.
Thanks!! And I can appreciate this perspective. Air down from the beginning it is.
I appreciate the benefit of prior experience and knowledge from all of you. This is a vacation after all, not an exploration venture. I should keep that in mind since others will be with me. I was already planning to air down from the beginning but now for sure I'll save the experimentation to future, more controlled conditions.