TR - Beating the heat at Skyscraper 8-11-07
So it looks like Adimmen and Summit beat us by a day! Never fear.
A different four ventured out this Saturday to Skyscraper. There was a little more snow than last year oddly enough. This field always kinda puzzles me, it holds snow for so long and is basically south facing. Ain't complaining! We took a different approach than last year, and the weather held out perfectly.
The group shot from the car:
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Looking down:
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Looking over from the larger shelf you can see Adimmen and Summit's lines from the day before:
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First August turns:
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Killer Cheetah dropping in the 50 deg entrance. Special note, this is her first full season of skiing anywhere and she's already pretty fearless to handle stuff like this:
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Becky joins the crew:
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A pretty hairy bootpack up and we rested, then suited up for a second drop.
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Mikey making it look graceful. Happy August...
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Another day slayed.
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Next it was a nice warm hike out, and a visit to the Pub on the way home for pizza and libations. Bring on September!
