Mt. Shasta 5/20/2012
Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:48 pm
Mt. Shasta had been calling me and I made it happen this past weekend with some good friends from work. I hadn't been up there in a few years so it was great to be back. That place is magical.
This is the face we skied though this was taken earlier in the season.
We started climbing at 5 am from the Bunny Flat trailhead up avalanche gulch. Six and a half hours and 7,230 vertical later we summited at 14,180 ft.
The weather cooperated and we had turn after turn of perfect corn snow all the way down to the car. I brought up my Soul Train skis mounted with Dynafits and they delivered the goods. Light enough for long climbs and a little rockered for effortless corn skiing.
On the drive back we caught some of the solar eclipse as an added bonus.
We are hoping for a Mt. Lassen trip next weekend which should be just as good.
This is the face we skied though this was taken earlier in the season.
We started climbing at 5 am from the Bunny Flat trailhead up avalanche gulch. Six and a half hours and 7,230 vertical later we summited at 14,180 ft.
The weather cooperated and we had turn after turn of perfect corn snow all the way down to the car. I brought up my Soul Train skis mounted with Dynafits and they delivered the goods. Light enough for long climbs and a little rockered for effortless corn skiing.
On the drive back we caught some of the solar eclipse as an added bonus.
We are hoping for a Mt. Lassen trip next weekend which should be just as good.