May 2003

 

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	Other Side of the Valley.  After a quick lunch break back at basecamp, Nate, Dave and I headed over to the other side of the Virginia Lakes to skin up to the chutes dropping down from the nice headwall between Black Mtn. and South Peak.    We climbed almost to the top of the chute (photo, below left), but got a bit spooked by afternoon wet snow conditions.  Pinwheel rollers started coming down, which we took as a sign to get the hell out of there.   The snow was heavy at the top (see photo of Nate, below), but turned into luscious corn down low.
	South Peak.  After we returned to camp, Mr. Powder and E put on a fine telemark display by dropping the pretty chutes on the north face of South Peak, right above our campsite.
	Gary and Dunderdome.  Meanwhile, Sierra Fred and some other folks, including Gary, were ripping up some fine snow on the south side of the Virginia Lakes area  (photo:  Fred Hochstaedter).
	Chillin' at Basecamp.  Everyone hooked up at the end of the day back at the cars.  We simply took the place over.  The fisherman never knew what hit 'em.  To top it all off, at around 6:45, Gimpy and bcrider rolled in, put their boots on, grabbed their dogs, and headed up for a nighttime run.  It ruled.

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