With longer days upon us and deep snowpack prevailing we decided to do an overnight trip to T Lake since we have never been there before. We saw some very interesting ski terrain while traversing around 3 different 3100' mountains on the way in. A long uphill slog with winter gear on unbroken trail. It wasn't until the nearly at the leanto that we encountered downed trees from ice that slowed progress.
We started lakeside at Piseco.
And passed many interesting ski lines that I'll be back for when I don't have a shack on my back.
The snowpack was deep, a solid 4' in most places. Trail markers and signs were hanging a bit low.
The leanto was pretty buried too. It made for a nice shelter from the wind. We also set up a superlight single walled tent as a bivy inside and the night while cold wasn't unbearable.
We carried the extra weight of the outback oven and the baked goods made it well worth it.
Once the sun went down, it wasn't too bad with the tent in the leanto and a few hot water bottles in the sleeping bag.
Took some excavating to gain access to the outhouse in the morning.
Got in some good turns out the front and back of the leanto.
T Lake
Heading out was mostly downhill, got some turns but not easy with a full winter pack.
The pack showing me who is the boss.
An overview of a great trip.
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