Divisadero (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} divisadero) wrote,@ 2008-05-22 07:56:00 |
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STILL SKIING: SONORA AND TIOGA PASSES (5/17-18)
Day 1: Sonora Pass
Goal 1: Mt. Leavitt, 11, 569', and Y Couloir (look for the "Y" in the top middle)
Hiking up Mt. Leavitt.
Me, dropping into the left arm of the Y from the summit of Mt. Leavitt.
My next turn.
Casey ripping down the Y.
Done and done.
Goal 2: Deadman's Couloir
I was able to get this photo because I was about to die and everybody in the group passed me up.
I felt better when my skis were on and pointed downhill though.
Matt coming down Deadman's.
Chris.
Casey.
Chris hiking out with Deadman's in the background.
Casey avoiding certain death: a subsurface torrent.
Waiting to hitch a ride up to the top of the pass.
Day 2: Tioga Pass. Gas prices = stupid.
Mobil Gas Station's Whoa Nelli Deli = crazy good. It's only open seasonally, it's in the middle of nowhere (near Mono Lake, actually), and it's part of a gas station, but for some reason this place offers incredible food. I had fish tacos and a mango margarita Saturday and lobster taquitos and a local draught beer on Sunday. Very highly recommended.
Kel skinning up toward False White with Mt. Dana in the background.
Looking east toward Nevada, Mono Lake, and Mo Mart.
Me skiing.
Me skinning.
Skiing again.
Driving home via 395.
Epilogue: When you go to the beach, the sand gets everywhere. When you go to the snow in May, the sun gets everywhere. I'm actually sunburned inside my ears and nostrils. Gross and painful, yet true. I'm hungry for more skiing though. Next up: Shasta.
Day 1: Sonora Pass
Goal 1: Mt. Leavitt, 11, 569', and Y Couloir (look for the "Y" in the top middle)
Hiking up Mt. Leavitt.
Me, dropping into the left arm of the Y from the summit of Mt. Leavitt.
My next turn.
Casey ripping down the Y.
Done and done.
Goal 2: Deadman's Couloir
I was able to get this photo because I was about to die and everybody in the group passed me up.
I felt better when my skis were on and pointed downhill though.
Matt coming down Deadman's.
Chris.
Casey.
Chris hiking out with Deadman's in the background.
Casey avoiding certain death: a subsurface torrent.
Waiting to hitch a ride up to the top of the pass.
Day 2: Tioga Pass. Gas prices = stupid.
Mobil Gas Station's Whoa Nelli Deli = crazy good. It's only open seasonally, it's in the middle of nowhere (near Mono Lake, actually), and it's part of a gas station, but for some reason this place offers incredible food. I had fish tacos and a mango margarita Saturday and lobster taquitos and a local draught beer on Sunday. Very highly recommended.
Kel skinning up toward False White with Mt. Dana in the background.
Looking east toward Nevada, Mono Lake, and Mo Mart.
Me skiing.
Me skinning.
Skiing again.
Driving home via 395.
Epilogue: When you go to the beach, the sand gets everywhere. When you go to the snow in May, the sun gets everywhere. I'm actually sunburned inside my ears and nostrils. Gross and painful, yet true. I'm hungry for more skiing though. Next up: Shasta.
