Scottish Lakes Highcamp June 5 - 8

4 days of backcountry skiing accessed from Scottish Lakes High Camp.  The camp is closed for the season, however having become a regular on work parties has it's benefits.  I had contact Don Hanson at High Camp for some advice on skiing in the area from Cascade Meadows, he offered to let me use the camp as a base camp for day tours up in the high country.  Wow how could I refuse that offer.  Skiing all day with a cozy cabin instead of my cramped bivy sack.  Now don't get me wrong I love to camp out, but as I get older, a cozy cabin with a woodstove is more appealing. 
The skiing on McCue Ridge was great, I found the upper North facing slopes above Lake Donald to be in super condition.  The spring corn was great all afternoon long.  Yesterday afternoon a weather front was coming in bringing with it strong southerly winds and snow flurries.  At 2:00 A.M. heavy snow was falling, however at first light it was a snow and rain mix.  Great, a 4 mile slog in the rain, but by 9:30 A.M. when I started to ski out of camp for the parking lot, the sun was peaking out and the Gore-tex stayed in the pack after all.  Eventually the ski's where slotted and the long hike with a not so light pack continued.  You know 4 miles of downhill skiing with a big pack is more fun than four miles of downhill hiking with that same pack.  God has a sense of humor, on my hike down to mid mountain, while on the Old Julius Trail,  I came across a lonely finger of snow that looked like it need some ski tracks on it.  What a nice brake in the hike out. 
This trip marks over 40 days spent up at High Camp since I first started going in 2009. After all these trips it's starting to feel like I have a fairly decent feel for the place.  I look forward to the next 40 days.