TRs - Patchskiing, Spring, Summer, and Autumn 2015

[Vets]

It is really that time of year - patchskiing season(s) - local lift served has ended and school is out.
Instead of posting a separate TR for every patchskiing day, I'm going to put them in one thread. I hope that others will add to this. I also hope to provide views, creamed corn and soft-serve snow images, along with some dog stoke.

I'll start with a Sonora Pass Dusk Patrol on April 17th.

Penny is ready:


Penny and Makisha waiting for Dookey67 to gear up:


Penny and Makisha join Vets on the way down:


Dookey67:


Sonora Panorama:

We skied the near peak on looker's right.

To see more click on the patchskiing.com link in my signature.

[Vets]

Ebbetts Pass on April 19th.

EastCoastPDR starts down our first run...

...continues down...


Vets:



Standing in front of the tracks from our first run:


It looks like Penny would like to head over to Folger and Hiram Peaks:


EastCoastPDR and Vets getting ready for Hungarian Horntail Chute:


EastCoastPDR:


Vets:



EastCoastPDR further down:


Vets even further down:

Will he try to pond skim Kinney Reservoir instead of dry hiking back?

A panoramic view across Kinney Reservoir:


A closer look at some of the upper chutes:

Left to right colored arrows show:
Green Arrow - Welsh Green Chute
Blue Arrow - Swedish Short Snout Chute
Black Arrow - Hungarian Horntail Chute
Red Arrow - Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute

[Vets]

Sonora Pass Dusk Patrol on May 1st.

Penny:


Vets:


Penny and Makisha in pursuit of Vets:


Looking up at my next run:


Vets heading further down:


Looking back at some of the areas I skied:


139 consecutive months skiing.

[Vets]

Forestdale Patches on May 10th.

Penny in a pond:


Two Vets skiing above the pond:


Makisha on a mini-cornice above the pond:


Forestdale Panorama:


Vets skiing the Center Patch:

[Vets]

The Nipple on May 17th.
A recon mission in the sleet.

Vets on the approach:


Here is the URL of a video:
https://youtu.be/ANmRw2_WvIs

Looking up at the Northeast Chute:

[vt_ski]

Nice work! Always love this thread when it gets posted. Here's one of me on Airplane Gully on Mt Washington last Monday

[Vets]

Nice work! Always love this thread when it gets posted. Here's one of me on Airplane Gully on Mt Washington last Monday

Nice spray! Even looking at it makes me feel cooler.

[Vets]

The Nipple on May 24th.

A little waterfall below some boulders stuck in bookends on the approach:


First run of the day. First attempt of the day at a self-timer:


Second run of the day. Second (and better) attempt at a self-timer:


Looking up at tracks from my third run:


Taking a look before my fourth run:

I took one more after this and left before the rains came.

[Vets]

Gaylor Peak, May 30th
We headed up to a higher elevation (above 10,000 feet) in hopes of finding better snow conditions. The warmth provided some creamed corn along with overripe mega-mank.

EastCoastPDR enjoying our view at lunch/snack time:


Vets:


EastCoastPDR:


Vets:



EastCoastPDR:


Looking back up at Gaylor Peak:

[PB]

Dye-no-mite, Vets - much appreciated!

[Vets]

Forestdale Divide, The Left Patch, June 1st

A panoramic view on the approach to the top of The Left Patch:


Before sidestepping up to the top:


A self-timer photo during a turning slide on the wet slough:


The view looking down from the top of The Left Patch right before skiing it:


Looking up at The Left Patch after skiing:


140th consecutive month skiing.

[skier666]

How's the old Roundtop/Sisters holding up? Planning on a visit around the 12th or so...

[Vets]

How's the old Roundtop/Sisters holding up? Planning on a visit around the 12th or so...

I didn't get far enough over to look at Sisters. I did see that the East Bowl of Roundtop is still filled in all the way if that is any indication of overall coverage.

[WestCoastPDR]

Corn 8's brah

[Vets]

A few more from Folger Peak on June 3rd.

We approached Folger Peak from the backside starting at Upper Highland Lake.
A view on the hike up of Highland Lakes and Hiram Peak:


Vets starts down one of the chutes off of Folger Peak's summit:


WestCoastPDR follows:


More corn 8s:


WestCoastPDR starts down our third run:


Vets follows...

...keeps going...


The cloud and WestCoastPDR are at similar angles:


Looking back at Folger Peak:

We skied a chute off of the summit, bootpacked up for another run from the saddle and skied the looker's right chute of the double chutes in the center of this photo.

[WestCoastPDR]

Who is EastCoastPDR? That guy needs to change his name if he always skis out West

[Vets]

Who is EastCoastPDR? That guy needs to change his name if he always skis out West

Now I have to edit that last post.

[Nevada29er]

Anything still holding on Ebbets?

[Vets]

Anything still holding on Ebbets?

The stuff right around Ebbetts Pass/Kinney Reservoir is down to smaller patchskiing. Highland Lakes/Folger/Hiram has more to offer right now.

[~mikey b]

Good on you boys.

[Vets]

Forestdale Divide on June 5th.

On 6/5, since 6+5=11, we did 11 different runs. So, I'm certain that Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap would agree on selecting 11 of the photos from that day.

Vets:
1.

Dookey67:
2.
3.

Three Dookey67s and two Pennys:
4.

After our first run which included a variety of terrain starting with a little chute, a little glade and what was left of the lower bowl, we traversed, rock hopped and found many different patches on the way back.

Dookey67:
5.

Penny loves the snow:
6.

Looking back at some of the patches we skied:
7.
The green arrow points to the first run/chute we skied.

Dookey67:
8.

Makisha warns Dookey67 about a possible meet-n-greet in the creek:
9.

Vets finds a little added bonus patch near where the truck is parked:
10.

FKNA, end of the day:
11.

[Vets]

Returned to Forestdale Divide on June 11th.
8 runs, 4 dogs (Bella, Murphy, Makisha and Penny), 2 skiers (Powdrhound and Vets)

Murphy and Vets:


Powdrhound navigating a 4 moving dog slalom with Murphy, Bella, Makisha and Penny...



Makisha:


Penny and Makisha getting ready for Powdrhound:


Vets, Bella and Makisha:


Powdrhound navigating another 4 moving dog slalom with Murphy, Bella, Makisha and Penny:


A Forestdale Divide panorama showing some of the patches we skied:


Vets skiing "The Right Patch":


Powdrhound skiing what is left of "The Right Patch':

[Shadam]

farkn orsum as always ...

I'm hoping for sum june turns ...

brapp will get me there ...

[Tips^Up]

your dedication is always inspiring! not enough to make me want to trade the mtn bike and raft for my skis at this time of the year, but nonetheless inspiring!

[Vets]

On June 13th I was invited to join Skier666 and Obscure Reference for a Roundtop/Sisters day.
I'll post a few photos from that day as a preview as we wait for more videos/photos/TRs from Skier666. (I can post a link later.)

We passed a marmot on the approach:


Obscure Reference heading down the first Sisters chute:


Skier666s on the middle Sisters chute:


Vets heading down the C.R. chute:


A panoramic view across Roundtop Lake:

Lots of fun zones. It was an enjoyable day!