Yeah! The last two days have been epic in the Wasatch...
Monday I took the solo route and headed into the cirque to hit up four separate lines: wolverine westside (tips&tails), eastside (ragtime), PatsyMarley (twin lakes route) and fantasy ridge (north face). Consult The Chuting Gallery by Andrew McLean for pictures and details. A spectacular day with wispy rolling cloud cover, stable snow and clean lines.
On Tuesday, Mikey, Paul and I went to Mt. Raymond for the peak couloirs. The low density snow made for a tricky skin track; slipping and sliding every other step on the steep sections made for slow progress. The sun broke free of the cloud cover for most of the day. By the time we summited, 3.5 hours after we started, the foggy valley cloud bank made it up and over the mountains making the light go flat. We made the best of the definitionless conditions in the couloir. Once in, the turns were effortless on the stable chute. The morning sun affected the lower slope enough to make you concentrate a bit more. The glades out to the canyon road ranged from fast and epic to slight zipper crust the lower elevations. All in all, a great day for us...
Our eyes are on the current weather pattern...Pray for snow...
Max
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