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author=z-bo link=topic=27649.msg116202#msg116202 date=1361762278]
Observation 1 and 2 were from me and a buddy yesterday, albeit the upper slide was about 50  feet across.  nothing unmanageable, but the upper mountain kicked us out to lower elevations in the afternoon.  We tickled her softly in the morning , then she gave us the boot.  We put a couple tracks where you Skied.  Amazed there was on evidence.

Great to meet you two up...

Observation 1 and 2 were from me and a buddy yesterday, albeit the upper slide was about 50  feet across.  nothing unmanageable, but the upper mountain kicked us out to lower elevations in the afternoon.  We tickled her softly in the morning , then she gave us the boot.  We put a couple tracks where you Skied.  Amazed there was on evidence.

Great report.  You probably ran into Tundra and Hopi -- they were out with their crew today.  Apparently Hopi was barking all day to get your attention...

Crazy beautiful! Get well soon.

MC, I can tell you always bring the spice plus this time definitely the motor and cojones to get us to the top. 

Might as well as a little spice to this report.  Party consisted of one mountaineer, two skiers, and a splitter.  Guess who brought the Scooby snacks?

This was my first winter camping experience and I will say that when that extra heavy pack was initially put on I was immediately playing head games with myself.  That was a mental thing I dealt with the whole time I was wearing it.  I’m probably in the super lightweight class, so my pack was easily more than a third...

Our descent was actually very smooth sailing. Only side step on the other side of the creek required any side-stepping. Cool area.

It was easier to have that bootpack than to make our own. FWIW we chose the left fork  :)

I wasted a good while and some calories exploring whether there was a reasonable skinnable route to the left (not really, at least at the level of the step). Have gone to the right on a few prior trips and actually managed to reasonably skin on one powder-filled outing, but the other times still ended up booting, so I think the direct line that you took there is now my choice. Descent route is a...

author=trees4me link=topic=27607.msg116067#msg116067 date=1361507572]
Fantastic! 

Coffee makes those long days go by easy..

New back country mantra... what would john plotz do? Good thing that includes a hot cup of coffee!

Thanks guys. That is a pretty nice area. I agree, a bit far for a day trip.

Nice work.  Always wanted to get back in that area.  The tracks to stuart were from this past weekend.  They went in saturday and were still in there when we came out sunday night. That snow from saturday night skied great on sunday.

Awesome.

I always knew you would ride those solo.

Way to go Scott. Looks like a lot better conditions then when we were there last.


I'd like to go pick off a few more lines up there, but I think I'd want to camp...day trips up there are pretty brutal

Ass kicking day Scott!  Well done!

Amazing in every way! Thanks once again Ryan.

Bummer about your arm. get strong quick.

you guys are amazing !!

Did you guys ski the NW slope down to the unnamed lake or the North slope?  I have never skied the north down to the Tuscohatchies.  The NW slope is pretty cool, though a bit of a double fall line.  A beautiful exploration none the less.

great writeup - those b&w images with blurry skiiers are spooky!

Excellent photos.. line and writing. Not a bad way to be knocked off the horse.

A descent like this is just an impressive physical achievement until it is interpreted by you. Then it becomes a vibrant mural. I'm not exaggerating. Well written, again...

Heal up!  We need to climb. Screw skiing, for now anyways...

Awesome TR, Ryan.
Hope your arm is doing well.

Holy crap -- hell of a day Ryan.  Sorry to hear about your arm, though it sounds like maybe it saved your knee?  Heal up quick.

a few belated pics from the day:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11723786@N06/sets/72157632814969117/
(last 2 pics are from pres day crystal mnt)
(:skip

Way to go bringing the younger generation into the fold! Twenty years from now, we'll need all the young friends we can get to help push our walkers up to the top of the hill and strap us into our skis and point them downhill for us.

What a day!   

https://vimeo.com/60126017

author=hedonaut link=topic=27520.msg115960#msg115960 date=1361327715]
was getting over into that basin straightforward? i've wondered if there were required shenanigans, but i gather you guys had no problems?

there is a little up and down to get to the co. glacier from holden lake but it's not tricky.  we took a less direct low line once on the glacier to work a low angle ramp system but there are lots of options.&n...