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June Day 4 and 5. (stole that one from admin)
Two day sojurn on Mount Washington.
Day 1, hike up to hermit lake, cache most of the gear, and ski chute 3 or 4 times. Then back to hermit lake for some water, and up lions head for an afternoon jaunt and some good evening lighting. Was hanging with the caretaker later in the night and he said he'd broken through in left gully the day before and found a lot of undermining. Not suprised after our visit to the ravine. Chute wasnt bad, we did find some holes we pledged to say away from. Right gully was the longest continuous patch, also the most underminded. If you want snow right now head to the snow fields. Apparently they are lasting longer because of the October snow pack, tux melted out after the big snows but the snowfields did not, giving them a much larger base.
Day 2 featured another hike up lions head w/ monsterous packs. A beast of a hike. Summited, had lunch with friends at the obs, then went and shot off 4 runs in the snow fields, and hiked down to 4 mile where someone finally picked up 2 really smelly skiers.
-Porter
Two day sojurn on Mount Washington.
Day 1, hike up to hermit lake, cache most of the gear, and ski chute 3 or 4 times. Then back to hermit lake for some water, and up lions head for an afternoon jaunt and some good evening lighting. Was hanging with the caretaker later in the night and he said he'd broken through in left gully the day before and found a lot of undermining. Not suprised after our visit to the ravine. Chute wasnt bad, we did find some holes we pledged to say away from. Right gully was the longest continuous patch, also the most underminded. If you want snow right now head to the snow fields. Apparently they are lasting longer because of the October snow pack, tux melted out after the big snows but the snowfields did not, giving them a much larger base.
Day 2 featured another hike up lions head w/ monsterous packs. A beast of a hike. Summited, had lunch with friends at the obs, then went and shot off 4 runs in the snow fields, and hiked down to 4 mile where someone finally picked up 2 really smelly skiers.
-Porter
