danhelmstadter Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 (edited) Trip: Cannon - north gully Date: 4/14/2010 Trip Report: Good times yesterday on Cannon, my stoke was a little low - eyeing the shwacky-shwagy approach up leg-breaker rotten snow/deadfall, but once I got past the minor shwack and mank zone, the ascent was bueatiful. Snow was cold-variable in the gully and aprun, then wet-variable for the remayinder. Skiing was THIN on the lower slopes, but I pretty much skiied to the creek - where the nice log I had used was nowhere to be seen, but I was able to keep dry via some slippery rock hoping. [video:youtube] a view from the gate -- 6k relief Edited April 15, 2010 by danhelmstadter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitchaserCJB Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevino Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Nice, that looked fun. Whats the road coverage now? When I was up there a couple weeks ago snow start at about 2 miles in/where the road flattened. Just curious how the time passed plus new snow has changed anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 That little schwacky part crossing the creek is always amusing. I like the video It looks like you traversed skiers left at the bottom of the couloir? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemarker Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Cool video Dan! Such a fun descent, especially if you can drag it out all the way to Mtnrs. creek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhelmstadter Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Kevino, the snow line is still about 2 miles up, pretty much the same, but the depth is much less and coverage is getting spotty, it's warm 'round here now, so i wouldn't be surprised to see it open late weekend or early next week. Kurt, I didn't traverse left onto the west slopes until way past the gully -- where the drainage started to narrow and steepen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 (edited) Niiiice, that line just went on my list. Looks like a blast. It might be on purpose, but you left the little orange protecto-condom thing on your whippet. P.S. You lugging around a wheelbarrrow to the trailheads? Edited April 16, 2010 by JoshK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 nice and great choice for music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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