Bald Mtn.

We took advantage of the cooler temperatures to get out and climb Bald Mtn. without being harrassed by blackflies. We climbed Missing Moe and Yardwork. Nice day and good to lead climb again.

Spring is several weeks behind the Mohawk Valley. The trilliums are still blooming and all the foliage is not out on the trees.

Some random climbing pictures...

Rapping

Nice view looking north

Video Compilation of the 07-08 Season

Video from 12/22/07

Slide Pow

Ending of the Season on Mt. Mansfield

Had a great spring ski day at Whiteface yesterday (unfortunately slides done) and then headed to Stowe for $20 lift tickets to ride the gondola and then boot the chutes off the summit ridge. It was another fantastic day of spring skiing and a great first foray into exploring the BC on Mt. Mansfield. Sorry to see another ski season go. Maybe try for another day ski area hiking or Mt. Washington but otherwise climbing and hiking season beckons.

Great turns in a beautiful setting. Much better conditions than could be found on the slopes of Stowe.

High Peaks Tour Take Two

The solo tour on Wednesday was so good and the weather so nice that I had to do it again. Lincoln joined me for the day trudging along in alpine gear. I racked up ~12 miles and 7000' vert for another big day. The lowlands have melted out significantly and are just about done. Even up high the streams are flowing and wide open.

Still a lot of snow up higher though.

Other signs of spring even on the summits. Flies, bugs and this little guy kept me company on a summit break.

Lots of bare rock for booting too.

Love these skis. They rock in any conditions!

A few scenic shots.

Once again, had the place to myself. 4 laps of this snowfield plus the ski trail down.

High Peaks Tour for Turns

Took advantage of spring break to get out for a big solo tour. Conditions were perfect, deep, stable snowpack, corn, and 70* temperatures even at 5100'. I wanted to give myself a good workout and ended up with about 5500' vert in 10 miles. I was able to skin from the loj and ski all the way back to it although it is just about melted out below the junction with the Whale's Tail.

This is the view I encountered turning on the loj road. Looking good!

Less than couple of hours skinning and climbing and into the high country. As the trail sign shows there was a solid 5' base up high, deeper in places.

A view of the ski objective.


A few from up top.

Looking down upon the massive cliff of Wallface, climbing season calls!

The snowfield was excellent for corn laps. Steep and corned up perfectly. I had the place to myself.

At the end of the day, had to resummit and take an incredible twisty turny historic ski trail out.

Always good to see the Matrix waiting at a lonely trailhead at the end of a long day.

Last Day for the Slide

The sun has set on the season on the local slide. Still top to bottom but not after another warm day or two.

The many stream crossings on the approach took some creativity but able to skin from the road without taking skis off.

Skiing was bad on what was left.