After a couple of early season trips without turns, we headed up Carleton Ridge in search of skiable snow, November 24, 2007
Cool early morning light on the snow-covered spruce trees
Beckie skinning up to the summit of the ridge
Sun...at last...
The ridge was skiable, but we headed up North Peak in search of some more vertical terrain
Success! We found this N facing untracked gully. We dug a pit and found bomber snow conditions, so in we dropped
Knee-deep powder on the 2nd run
Perfect powder
Beckie checking out the run on the skin back up for another
Missions
Near the summit of North Peak
Looking towards Lolo Peak. Lots of skiable terrain, but much of the snow up high was hard windslab
Turns