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Thread: TR/ShReDRepOrT: Torreys Peak: Tuning Fork (accessed from Loveland Pass) 6-3-11

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    TR: Torreys Peak: Tuning Fork (accessed from Loveland Pass) 6-3-11

    On Friday, Grete and I set out to ski the tuning fork on the north side of Torrey's. Normally, this time of year, the steven's gulch road is melted out to the summer trail head. Being that this is anything but a normal year, we could only drive to the Grizzly Gulch turn off. Instead of skinning up the additional two miles to the summer trailhead, we opted to leave a car at the base of grizzly gulch and access Torrey's from the top of Loveland Pass. Access from Loveland Pass involves about five miles, three distinct summits (including Torrey's) and their respective saddles, and about 3500' of vertical gain.

    We started hiking from the top of Loveland pass at around 7:30.

    Grete bypassing point 12,915' on the ridge:



    Once we regained the ridge, our first summit of the day, cupid came into view. Torreys is in the background with the tuning fork visible. The summit of Grays is just barely poking up beyond Torrey's



    Grete gaining the summit of Cupid:



    The south face of Sniktau. We skied this a few days earlier and we were able to see our tracks



    Once gaining the summit of cupid, Grizzly and the entirety of Torrey's came into view. Grizzly was our second summit of the day.



    At the summit of Grizzly:





    Grete working her way up to the summit of Grizzly:





    Skiing down to the saddle between Grizzly and Torrey's



    Climbing up Torrey's from the saddle:



    some scenics:





    FINALLY, at around 12:30, we made it to the top of the tuning forks...Grete taking in the view:



    Time to ski!....the top was a little bit hard, but still edge-able...Grete:





    Me:







    Grete making an awesome face:







    The bottom held some of the smoothest and awesomest corn I have ever experienced







    I used to be a 'Stream' skier,but then all these hacks started to invade my river stashes and made it passe. Now I'm an Ex-Stream skier. I've never been happier!



    Our route:




    All in all, an awesome day.. Torrey's holds quite a few extremely long and awesome lines. It was nice to tick another one of them off the list.
    Last edited by skiracer88_00; 06-05-2011 at 06:30 PM.

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    RAD!
    Itching to get on the Fork again!!!
    Thx for the stoke
    stay outta my line

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    Well it looks like somebody's glad it's spring!

    You and the Greets are doin' some nice work there, Hucklemunkenschtein.
    "I said flotation is groovy"
    -Jimi Hendrix

    "Just... ski down there and jump offa somethin' for cryin' out loud!!!"
    -The Coolest Guy to have Ever Lived

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    good work!

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    love the ex-stream quote!

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    Hey, they really are water skis!
    Change is good. You go first.

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    Great pics!

    Its great to see a couple of lines in the background that I have wanted to ski, and that they are in condition, etc...
    "True love is much easier to find with a helicopter"

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