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Fred Rips the Bowl.
As with most of the skiing on this trip, we found
heavier, chunky snow at the top of the runs (seen
here), giving way to perfect corn after a few turns.
The heavier snow was leftover from the storm of the
previous weekend, which dropped more than a foot of
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Climbing Again.
After skiing the bowl down to Helen Lake, we skinned
back up for the climb up to the jagged ridgeline
leading northwest from Kuna Peak. |
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Approaching the Helen Lake Chute. From
the plateau, Sam puts the skis on his pack and starts
a long bootpack up the Helen Lake Chute. |
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Sam Breaks Trail.
Thanks again to Sam for packing a nice trail all the
way up this steep chute. |
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Rich Tops Out.
Here's me topping out on the ridge. The northern
half of the Kuna Crest stretches out behind me.
(Photo:
S. Wall)
For an annotated
panorama shot (300KB) looking north over Tioga Pass
from this point,
click here. |
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Koip/Kuna Bowl.
Fred rests on the ridge, with a view across to Koip
and Kuna Peaks. |
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