Chris Barksdale and I climbed most of the way up North Timpanogos last Saturday. Based on all the recent sunshine and the winds we saw whipping up spindrift the day before, we were hoping for more crust, but ended up sinking into some fairly deep powder (up to our waist in the worst spots) on the steepest parts of the ridge. So when we ran out of time with 1,000' left to go, we didn't complain about turning around.
Climbing on skis/skins would have been easier, and the snow on the way down would have been awesome skiing! Ah, well, some other day.
We had some fun getting the touring snowmobile (that a friend sold me for $1 - thanks, Chris R.!!) up a steep hill where we had to go around an
avalanche area. The first time, with Chris on the back, we got within 20'. Next run, I got within 10, and on the third try, I made it up.
Chris Barksdale and I climbed most of the way up North Timpanogos last Saturday. Based on all the recent sunshine and the winds we saw whipping up spindrift the day before, we were hoping for more crust, but ended up sinking into some fairly deep powder (up to our waist in the worst spots) on the steepest parts of the ridge. So when we ran out of time with 1,000' left to go, we didn't complain about turning around.
Climbing on skis/skins would have been easier, and the snow on the way down would have been awesome skiing! Ah, well, some other day.
We had some fun getting the touring snowmobile (that a friend sold me for $1 - thanks, Chris R.!!) up a steep hill where we had to go around an 
avalanche area. The first time, with Chris on the back, we got within 20'. Next run, I got within 10, and on the third try, I made it up.
