Gaston Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Trip: Bonanza Peak - W Peak and Company Glacier Ski Date: 2/15/2011 Trip Report: Last week I went with Jason Hummel to ski off the West Peak of Bonanza. We went in via Lake Chelan and Holden Village. In short, it was a blast. Jason will no doubt have a super-charged, photo-fantastic report up soon. I've got a trip report on my blog, as well: http://forestmcbrian.com/ Approach Notes: Caught the ferry at Fields Point and the Holden bus at Lucerne. A full travel day on either end of the trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Now that is awesome!!!! What an effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemarker Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Very, very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Bonjour, mon petit pomplemousse... je t'aime toujours, et je joue au stade aujourd'hui. Bon temps, por les livres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukuzka1 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Nice job, was that also the 1st winter ascent of the west peak? bebie and skoog made the 1st on the main peak in early 80S. how long to get in their? and did you get a sled ride to the end of the road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhelmstadter Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Congrats! very inspirational. must have been cool to get on the boat with skis and watch bonanza fade into the distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) Well Dan, that would have been cool. But I don't think that you can see Bonanza from any point on Lake Chelan. I guess I am being sort nitpicky--I get your drift, and yes, it was cool to begin and end the trip chucking skis onto the boat. Edited February 16, 2011 by Gaston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 I don't know if anyone has been up there before in winter. It's only about 100 feet shorter than the summit, but seems like a much easier climb. It certainly is the most obvious ski line, though not the only one. We didn't need a snowmobile ride. Our itinerary was roughly as follows: Monday--drive to Fields Point, get on boat. Get school bus up to Holden. Bivouac in the slums of West Holden Tuesday--skin up to the pass above Holden Lake and camp. Wednesday--top out and return to camp. Thursday--Hang out, ski back to Holden. Eat tons of toast. Friday--Get on the bus, get on the boat, drive home. It's pretty mellow with five days. With only three days (the ferry only runs Mon-Wed-Fri in winter), it would be tight and perhaps not as fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukuzka1 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Thanks, I want to get in their in winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Geez, and wow. Ambitious plan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taluscat Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 forest-YOU are supercharged...nice job!!!! Kevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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