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Really a hell of a nice line and good conditions, score
Plenty of swift silent types out there these days! That being said, I dont have instagram or facebook and I dont get to hear about what anyone is skiing often (which i prefer!) but I do appreciate your TRs and this forum. Maybe ill do a TR someday haha! Nice TR from the Stuart range too! Solo Coulie crusher!
I think it has been skied a number of times. I've only made it part way up and had to bail due to avy conditions but have friends who have tagged it. Always good times in Holden, especially Big Creek!
Looks like more vertical than the other option:
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Hey Tim Gibson, that is a fine killer TR worthy of many accolades.
Well I suppose that's one option regarding diminishing snowpack 🙀
Well done, Sang - bummer I couldn't join you, but thanks for scouting out the area.
Just need a Helicopter Drop at the right time!🤪😉
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Thanks arb definitely some proper firm conditions to be had up there but most definitely a classic.
Thanks Ava I think the best time for it would be a spring with lots of snow relatively decent stability and high freezing levels but that’s a pretty rare lineup, it’s definitely not a route renowned for good skiing conditions but that makes it all the more of an adventure.
Thanks mike, it was definitely one of the larger type 2 fun experiences I have had, nothing better than a good clean sufferfest
Not sure what you’ve got going on the Heli Trip you seem to do each year…But I’d very happy to be there next year. I did a Snowcat trip a few years ago and had such a great time! Love that powder skiing!
I love hearing about the Enchantments! One of my favorite spots in the world. Never skied there though…It doesn’t really seem stacked up for pleasure. If the snow is good, the risk must be high. When the risk is lower, the skiing must be poor. So beautiful though. Great pictures!
Nice work. Isn't it awesome to have a partner for such tours. Thanks for the great report!
Elliot what an awesome trip! I don't think I have the grit anymore to do a trip like this. Nice work. Great write up too. Thanks for the trip report and keep reporting on your adventures.
Strong work! An enchantments traverse that involves largely shitty travel conditions and misadventures in the ice bulges is a right of passage around here!
Oops didn’t mean to say 2 weekend it was a 2 day trip
Jesse,
Bringing in a sled was challenging (in a fun kinda way) and tiring. Randy describes the middle section well - that is by far the crux. However, I would say it was much more difficult on the descent than the ascent. The paris expedtion sled he recommends is also solid. I am unfamiliar with the other kind.
I will say, we were there for 4 days with 6 people, and the sled was primarily used for a 2-burner stove and some beer. Even then, it was slightly unnecessary, bu...
FWIW: I have also skied into the WTH -- the middle section of the approach involved sidehilling through moderately spaced trees -- that have had tree bombed crust all three times I skied in there. That section would be challenging to navigate with a sled towed by rope on the way up.
The Paris Expedition sled is a good platform for a sled with a robust harness system to enable skiing up and down.
Another approach that people have tol...
Hey eat ski sleep guy!
I also have a trip coming up.
How was it bringing a pull sled in. I just got a cheap sled and was wondering if I should bother making poles for pulling it in or would string do just fine?
Almost went for the Zip on Sunday but eschewed it for something closer to the road. Thanks for the trip report
Hi Kevin, nice to see you posting. Alisa is having a good "pretirement" year.
Pretty impressive skinning those vertical snow cliffs with your body horizontal like that. Proof that skiers need core strength 😂
Thanks for the report, I’m envious of your sun softened turns, but not so, your four miles of flat slogging. Your camp looks perfect.
@kamtron, there was a cook stove but it was locked up in the caretakers room...we sledded in a 2-burner cause there were 6 of us and we were there for 4 days so it felt worth it to cook big group meals. There seemed to be plenty of firewood and one of the caretakers told me there was a new shipment coming in a few weeks. Although there are copious signs inside asking for wood to be used sparingly. Feel free to PM if you have other questions!
Thanks for the report, January, 42 ish years ago, three of cross country wallowed up the trail to the turn off, then wallowed our way into the basin, and spent the night. It was a darn cold night, took us most of the morning to make the summit, saw my first Ptarmigan in the upper basin. The trip out was a harrowing affair, with dozens of spectacular falls, ankle top leather boots were not the right tool for the job. Your report has motivated me to go have another look, but I think...
Rad, especially moonlight skiing. Is the hut cook stove still there? How about firewood level? I've got a trip coming up
Thanks for the report, and the great pictures. Looked like the perfect trip, I want pictures of kneed deep powder figure 8’s.
oh my that does look good! Especially the two skiing pics at the end. Holy smokes! Legit good skiing! I've been having to pretend to have fun on runs that "looked better than they were" and frequently require earplugs! Nice work!
@eckels: Plentiful coverage on snowmobile trail from sno-park. Off-trail everything is fully covered right now, but on thin side --- for example, fallen trees are an issue, snow depth isn't enough to smooth everything out.
Nice work to finally find some good smooth snow to ski. I’m still looking!
The shot of the corn in the dead forest is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
How was snow coverage down low? Trying to get a sense if the road to eight mile trailhead and slopes around there would be well covered.
Pretty awesome when you start counting vert in millions!
I'll 2nd Pavel on this one. Nice work. I've always had it on my list but never made it up there. Nice to hear of others making it happen.
Looks like the snowpack was heating up. It sucks when the sledders track up the slopes.
"Do you have a GPS track you can share?"
NO. FFS. NO!!! Google Earth and phone GPS have made backcountry navigation easy enough. If you can't find your way in somewhere without following somebody else's GPX track, find a different sport. His description alone makes it easy enough to piece together the route if you can read a map.
Looks like you hit the snow timing perfect! That sure looks nice. Did you go up Chiwawa Creek from Trinity to access it? I’ve only looked at Red Mtn from the Phelps Creek side.
I have no clue how to rotate the pictures. So I guess you’ll just have to rotate your head. Thanks for looking.
Alissa and I skied Red Mountain up Salmon La Sac, it was our first time on it and we had a blast. It was a little crusty down low but with the warmth we were surprised how good the skiing was.
Fun vid!
Loads of good skating and classic striding up there and out the Ptarmigan when conditions are good.