Monika Johnson missing near alpental....

Please. No.

Hang in there beautiful. We'll find you. I love you. We all love you. We'll find you......

We had such a great time at Mt Ann on Sunday. Tears flowing.

I was lucky to spend a day with her in the backcountry last winter. I had to beg her to quit after I don't know how many 1000 vert. She was a rock star. So sad.

It's very sad. My sincere condolences to her friends and family.

Thanks Greg for finding my sister'ss gear on the mountain and calling it in.  I appreciate what you've done. 

Erik

I found her pack, skis, and full-face helmet on the summit of Red Mt. around 1:00 PM today.

After a close examination of her skis and poles, I determined they likely had been there since Tuesday, which fits into her work schedule, and called to see if she had shown up for work today (negative).  An examination of the substantial cornice at the summit showed a recent fracture leading to the cliff area to the north of Red. After looking around and trying her cell phone, we assumed the worst and traversed to the SE ridge trying to find a route down the north side of Red while alerting the Sheriff's Dept. and Alpental Patrol. We finally found a skiable route at the distinctive notch on the ridge at around 3:00 PM but decided to return as we would be running out of daylight and were not equipped for an overnight.