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I was wondering Dan! I rode the south face of Chipman (thankfully before these guys got there http://slcsherpa.blogspot.com/) and it was a variable mess that was much better on the board than it was on my buddy’s skimo setup. We had thought about doing the line from White Pine and then climbing out and skiing Maybird to the road but I figured the Maybird gully wouldn’t be in so we just approached from Alpine. The sun was strong enough to thaw all the crusts but it didn’t make it much better. We need snow.
The sun finally came out so I checked out a new area up north. There was a good amount of snow all the way to the trailhead at 5600. To avoid the suck fest of climbing though a steep narrow creek, I climbed a ridge and dropped in the basin on facetty powder.
Did some skinning on the hoof track.
I was a really nice warm day to be outside.
Lone Peak and the SL Twins wayyy back there.
The ride down was fake corn up top and facets/stale powder in the half pipe. I was probably an hour late as far as planning around the sun but still soft and fun.
I got greedy and traveled a good ways down the creek until it started flowing again and had no choice but to bushwhack down the creek. Very character building. It was a 2+hr exit. Oh well.
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Mej- Chipman is high on my list, great photo. The lower half of maybird is frozen water ice, running water, scrub and full of holes that you don’t want to fall in. I mean it’s not the absolute worst put I think just traversing or slapping the skins on and heading back to red pine is a better option. Also Little cotton wood creek has a fair amount of water in it for this time of year.John and I climbed the North Ridge of the Pfeifferhorn on Sat planning on hitting the NW couloir. However near the top 1/3rd of the climb the winds started nuking and vis went to shit. Everything got coated in rime and we just bailed down the east ridge/maybird headwall to get the fuck out.
photo credit: John
Saturday we assembled a particularly perverse groups of dudes and I dragged everyone back down south. Rode a great 2k line in some of the best snow i’ve been in for a bit. Thanks to everyone for putting up with the slog and beach like temps. Always fun to stand on top of shit looming thousand of feet above the city.
The “1 week since last post” for this page was getting depressing so here are some pictures from todays walk through Twin Peaks Wilderness Area.
I ran into somebody’s summer home while bushwhacking.
The wind and sun have had there way with the drainage.
Found some cat tracks at the saddle along side the coyote tracks. Big bobcat or small cougar I think.
Both were probably up there to take in the view.
I thought about taking my first trip down stairs gulch but I chose the long hike out over the bushwhack of an unknown magnitude of suckness.
Ended up being a good choice. Softest/driest turns in God knows how long. Beautiful day to be in the mountains. I was able to boot all the way to the beaver ponds and continuous snow started about 5 minutes before the creek crossing. 🙁
Went south to backpack Zion and explore the Virgin River Gorge, wasted a quarter tank of petrol on the road back by going to have a gander at the Tushars
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Spark R&D ArcWent south to backpack Zion and explore the Virgin River Gorge, wasted a quarter tank of petrol on the road back by going to have a gander at the Tushars
Me and some buddies were thinking of heading to the tushars this week from down south. Did it look like there were any aspects up high worth riding? That pic looks like the snow is gone.
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