After being out for a few weeks, Mike and I took a trip up Lost Horse Canyon. Our initial intent was to ascend into the Twin Lakes area, however breaking trail through a massive amount of snow prevented "Boss Hog" (our snowmobile) from making it.
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| Mike and "Boss Hog" |
I brought along a tow rope, but quickly realized this was a tiring activity that would no doubt exhaust my legs in a hurry. To add further pain, the road isn't groomed and had developed substantial bumps that inhibited us from going much over 15-20mph.
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| Forest Service Station at the turn to Twin Lakes |
The forest service station offered a glimpse of the amount of wonderful snow that had accumulated in the canyon. ~3 meters @ 7,000ft. As stated, our failed attempt at breaking trail and getting to the Twin Lakes had failed. In response, we hurried over to the first of the Poverty line slides, that we eyed earlier.
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| The very bumpy road, and first of the Poverty slide lines to the right. |
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| The Poverty Avalanche slide path. |
Little did we know, just how great the skiing would be. We scouted all sorts of features offered by boulders and down trees. A fantastically well spent day!
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| Working our way up! |
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| An excellent amount of soft fluff greeted us! :D |
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| Alternating patches of blue skies. |
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| Looking east back to the valley |
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| Our stopping point. Even with clouds it was amazing! |
Avalanche pit test results: @ ~7,500ft South Aspect
ECTN 7 @ 15cm - Q2 but very soft
ECTN20 @ 45cm - Q2 and still very soft layer
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