Curious about Gunn peak

Whenever I'm driving back east on RT2 during clear weather I'm constantly distracted by cool looking terrain that appears to be the west-nw bowls and couloirs off of Gunn peak.  Anyone ever mess around in that area?

Assuming you're talking about the really attractive open snowfield that screams "ski me" on the drive east, it bottoms into the Bitter Creek basin east of Tom Thumb, but it sort of cliffs out as it does so. I don't know if that ever fills in to a point of skiability, since I rarely get up there dead of winter.  The Bitter Creek road exits the IG road at milepost 3-ish and climbs directly to the basin. While it has been washed out for several years, that road is hikeable/skiable to a degree depending on the current blowdown situation. Once in the basin a grown over spur would take you to the goods. 

Bruce, thanks for the insights - I was considering trying to get a dirtbike up that road as far as possible and then hiking in to the basin.  If I make it up there I'll be sure to post a TR.

Yes, it is skiable at times. Highly recommended you camp at the base and save time for skiing the south and/or or northeast aspect if its nice.  I've done the north west face you see twice, once with a dog. Wish I had the time, because the other two sides look great. The cliff face you don't see is passable climbers left.  There is a snow filled Gulley for the exit thar could be climbed in the right conditions. A friend and I where able to ski all the way back to the car in late february. A dirt bike won't get you far, and I think its mostly wild sky wildy. 

I've heard the peak called gunnshy, or jump off ridge.  Gunn is just behind it to the right as seen driving.

turns-all-year.com/trip-reports/feb-25-mt-gunnshy

alecapone wrote: I think its mostly wild sky wildy.
 

Hah. Nice to read the old report. Pillow gully looks rad!

Thanks for the Beta, pillow gully sounds like my kind of fun!