Silver Star Ski

[tobytortorelli]

John, Tim, Karl and i were the first party to set out, at 6am Sat., under advancing cloud from the east and clear blue to the west.(?) Put on the skis near 4600' and skinned to within a few hundred feet of the 8600' saddle, where we boot packed the rest to the East summit of Silver Star. Along the way we encountered sun, cloud, and falling snow. The last 1000' of the glacier was holding a thin powdery surface, while stability wasn't a concern anywhere on the route that day. Skied, in a nice break of sun, from near 8800' down to 5200', where we glided through forest on a slightly decending traverse,down the east side of Silver Star Cr. Tim and I kept our skis on to about 3800', skiing snirt and dirt. John and Karl decided other-wise. All in all, the ski now is 3400 vertical. Winter conditions would/could be otherwise.