Weather was great in the morning, however the snow conditions made for some difficult trail breaking.
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Larches
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The view of the peak from the approach. The route goes up a snow gully on the left side of the peak.
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One of the rope teams at an anchor.
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AAI's newest guide, Erin.
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Snow seat belay.
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Looking down the gully.
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Blue Lake Peak as the weather worsened.
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Charlie leading up the gully.
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High in the gully.
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Near the top.
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Ski track between the larches below.
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AAI guide Kurt Hicks.
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Charlie
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Summit joy.
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Erin at the summit.
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Summit shot.
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Group shot on the summit.
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--Alasdair Turner, Instructor and Guide
4 comments:
How wide is the top of that Couloir, I hear its been skied over the years, pitch is in the 50's no?
It's probably 50 degrees maybe a little bit more. It gets pretty thin in the middle, maybe only three feet wide...but it wouldn't surprise me if it was skied. There are a lot of super strong skiers around here!
Jason
Great pics ! Would love to take one of your courses in the future...
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