The winter of 2008 will go down as my all time greatest ski year (until next winter). It seemed like the snow never stopped. To top off the year Creed and myself made one last venture into the high country to get some spring skiing in. We had been planning this trip for awhile and since we were going to be on the Wastach Front for Ridges birthday and the Symphony it worked out great. We left at 4:30 am and met in Alpine dropped a truck at the Dry Creek Trailhead and drove around to White Pine trailhead in Little Cottonwood Canyon. We got skiing a little before 7 am skiied up Red Pine and over the pass at about 11:30 and down the truck at 2:30 pm, just in time to head back for the Symphony.
Conditions were not ideal but still plenty soft and turnable and you can't beat skiing in the sun, high in the mountains. The snow has not even started to melt up high so I am expecting some heavy runnoff once things actually warm up. We logged right around 10 miles for the whole tour and had so much fun that we might have to make one more trip before it is all gone.
Creed kicking steps up the headwall of Red Pine
Lunch beneath the Pfeiferhorn
2 comments:
bri was that the backside of the fifer, good ski year=better boating year.
later
Looks like an awesome day. Andre's son got his turkey. Hey have you heard from Metcalf lately. I heard he moved to Reno!
In the words of Shaun Killpack, TTFN, Ta ta for now.
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