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We headed back to the car from the pass just before 1400 hours.
We (Avajane, Phil and I) camped just about where the end of the line appears on bfree's map. We toured over to Snowgrass Flat, and around/beyond the flat area between the 5860 and 5880 contours.
From the first switchback until you turn the corner and head west toward Windy Pass is all gravel. Before that is a half mile or so of rapidly dwindling mix, and you'll have skinning for about a...
We had the whole of Silver Fir to ourselves today, but for the solo skier on the skin track we never saw. The steeps from Inspiration to Hogwild had a high shrubbery to snow ratio, so we topped out vi...
There's still plenty of skiing to be had.
Like NWAC predicted, it was a good day to be in the mountains.
Thanks for keeping me in mind Steve. I really like that tour, and would go any time.
Thanks for the compliment RK. I also plan on getting up there earlier next year because I'd rather ski, than hike, Wurtz Basin.
I found the pic and figured out how to make it smaller, FWIW...
author=jd link=topic=12952.msg53968#msg53968 date=1239123573]Not sure where your last shot is, but it looks similar to slopes between Sperry and Big 4, it isn't a glacier, but was carved by one m...
author=Travertine link=topic=12329.msg51508#msg51508 date=1234828481]Nice view of the slopes around Coleman Pinnacle on the second picture. Probably some great runs there right now but a little farth...
author=Big Steve link=topic=12329.msg51501#msg51501 date=1234821518]Nice pics, Scott.Hey, let's hook up for a ski tour one of these days. It's been too long.I agree, on both counts.
Looks feckin' smokey... ;)
That second image gives new meaning to the term "tree skiing".
The Specter of the Brocken is a halo around the shadow of a climber cast onto the fog below. The halo itself is called the Glory. The name comes from a peak in Germany.