February 26, 2005, Nisqually Chute-MRNP

On Saturday Pete Ruff, Steve Kassakian, Justin Fox and I skinned to camp Muir and skied the Nisqually Chute on the way down to the car. The upper muir snow field was pretty variable with crust/ice in places. However, sunshine combined with relatively high freezing levels made for perfect boot-top corn in the chute. Plus we gave the chute time to bake in the sun, waiting until around 3:30 to ski it. I don't think I've had corn like that in February.

This was my first time skiing the nisqually chute. Overall, it was a fun, quick and dirty tour. I had a blast taking in the views and skiing with my dad and my buddies. Couldn't have asked for a better day.