TR: Sun Rise on Saint Mary's 11/5/2009
Crew:
Skibum193
(Tough_Goseys_Roommate)_TGR
Yours Truly
Deep_Days
Outfits:
Skibum193: Pure Steeze
(Tough_Goseys_Roommate)_TGR: Light Pink Birthday Suit w\ Gucci Galaxy Style Fall Handbag
Yours Truly: Soul Blades, NOTHING ELSE
Deep_Days: (local) on volkls
After getting up at an ungodly hour of 2:30 I ate a light breakfast of eggo Waffles, while, to my left, TGR was eating steel wool in preparation for some yeti battles. Based on Skibum and TGR's extreme mussyness(mouse pussy) and my own lack of avalanche shredknowledge we opted for a low angle shred-zone. After picking up Erik we proceeded to Saint Mary's(relatively uneventful except for the pink yeti we saw(fuzzy)). The hunt started around 4:30 with snow pretty much from the road(except for the trail to the lake). We paused briefly at the lake to enjoy the visuals and exchange our favorite Deep_Days memorys (RIP). Of note the headwall above the lake is amazingly filled in, and would probably offer some fun lines, especially if you are into swimming. Then proceeded the skin onward. Of course the perfectly still night turned to winds(4th class yeti factor) instantaneously upon arriving on THE GLACIER. We proceeded on through the ice-falls at the head of the glacier after momentarily losing TGR to a crevass monster. As usual the snow makeup was everything from deep powder(boilerplate) to neck deep powder(sastrugi), but definitely worth shredding. I had been hoping James Peak would have enough snow to ski, but it definitely needs a few more feet of snow, although Bancroft looks like it has a skiable line off the summit. At the top we all shared a romantic moment as we watched the sunrise(yeti factor 9) Pictures follow for best results view crosseyed:
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Evans and Bierstadt
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Sun's first rays kiss Grays and Torreys
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TGR
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Skibum193
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Deep_Days (RIP)
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TGR
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Skibum193
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Snow all the way to the coche de la noche.
Hopefully TGR and Skibum will add their awesome shredpics!