gapertimmy Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 (edited) Climb: Brokentop-Gaper's Delight Date of Climb: 2/23/2005 Trip Report: Cruel Summer; The 80's classic from bannanarama should perhaps be remade this year with the title cruel winter. Indeed, us freshie minded fiends here in the pacnw have had a cruel winter.... sitting back, watching the fellas down south constantly getting sum, while nothing but high pressure and pineapple expresses continue to give it to the cascades up the... But somehow in the midst of the nino, some has been gotten. Here is a tale of two freshie starved peeps, and a magical place called Gaper's Delight. ......... sleep did not come easy that night. the pre-game anticipation hit hard at 2am. my inner stoke clock woke me up, and the hop-head induced headache answered back. some vitamin-i put me back to sleep, and for 3 more hours i dreamed of that special place... the magical place that always has some freshies... yet the sun shines warm on the face... that magical place called 'gapers delight'. pulling into the parking lot at dutchman flat, jlag and i were greeted with an empty lot. plabness. the sled was loaded up, and we were on our way to brokentop's east side. stepping off the sled at the wilderness boundry, the plabness came to a screeching halt.... a phatty 3" layer of sun crust covered the bounty of freshies. but the magic of gapers delight still beckoned, and we began to wander into the wilderness. after a short half hour skin, we stood below the beautiful gapers delight. immediately, massive gapage set in. jlag and i could not keep the jaws from dropping while skinning higher. skinning below schralper's ramp the views from the ridge were fantastic, but they were soon to be outshined by the blissfull fluff that the face had cached for us. with the first turn off the ride, we fully realized how magical this day would be. jlag gettin it on the first lap each lap down the delight ended with basking in the warm central oregon sun. and so the day wound away, up, and down, in the bliss of this alpine playground. earning some more the turns were just so blissfully powdery, we couldn't help but go back for third's and fourth's. jlag dropping in climbing for some more, jefferson in back mmmm, freshies last few turns and a good time was had by all. headin home thanks jlag for the good times. thanks gaper's delight for the tight terrain and freshie shots. Edited February 25, 2005 by gapertimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Awesome TR! Glad you be gettin' sum! Stash plabness, fo sho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couloir Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 That was truly motivational and inspiring in this pathetic "winter" we're having. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlag Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Gotta say it just don't get any better than that. Untracked bliss with a beautiful alpine setting, and only 1/2 hour skin from the snowmow. I'm still high from those runs. Thanks to gapertimmy for making it happen, and navigating the sled through wicked bumps. I got home to 2 ice cold buds in the fridge, took me about 10 minutes to pound em in your honor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMack Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Thanks for an enjoyable diversion this Friday morning. Great pictures. Way to get the goods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo_Montalban Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 nice black and whites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrashador Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Yeeeemotherbleepinghaaaa!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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