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| walking through a war zone to get to the snow | putting the skis on... | our objective in the distance. we got as high up as possible on the right snow cone before continuing to the ridge |
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| right most snow cone is our route | karen skinning up through the trees | me skinning up through the beautiful forest |
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| loving the sun |
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| steep eh? |
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| hiding from the wind in the moat before the top of the ridge |
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| can you tell i'm freezing? | nice view down the backside |
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| approaching the first rock step | karen negotiating a rock step on the ridge |
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| sweet, we actually get to do some climbing! |
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| the last bit to the summit. we didn't bother as the wind was actively trying to blow us off... | the slopes on the north side are tempting |
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| some snowmobile tracks in the snow (what's up with that?) |
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| karen skiing down.. not the best snow | but still nice |
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| close up of our turns and skin track |
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| last view of our peak | map at the trailhead |
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| approximate map |