Snapdragon? 3/15/05

[gramps]

I'm pretty confident that's the line I skied today, but I'm not 100% sure.

Left white pine at 9:45 or so, I somehow missed TH and APD even though I was going up the same way they would have been coming down. Got to the Maybird/Hogum ridge at about 12:00, but all that was left of them was their tracks.

So, not too many people get way out to the western cirque of Hogum, so I thought I'd kick my own ass today and head out there.

The cirque - the line coming off the saddle was the only real clean continuous line I found out there, so I think that must be snapdragon.


It looks mellow, but it was definitely 50 degrees at the top, and not much less than that most of the way down. I was painfully aware of this as I did a white knuckle boot up the thing, and the ski down confirmed my suspicions of its steepness.

West facing stuff in Hogum - Ivory chute is the continuous one on the left, rad non-continuous stuff further up the ridge.


There were some big eagles flying around in this cirque, I'd like to think they're the Golden Eagles that are known to live in this area, but I don't know my birds well enough.


one of the views after topping out snapdragon. Definitely the middle of nowhere, I was close to lone peak, and that's Alpine/Utah lake down there I think.


The line - it's beautiful from the top, the size of Hogum drainage makes it look infinite.


A late descent of the NW couloir of the pfeiff I saw on my way out - about 5pm I'd say.

[phUnk]

Sweet action there, gramps.

[nest]

Yeah

[Trackhead]

That is a high altitude, Himalayan Gorak, circling, waiting for your carcass to stop moving. Then it will procede to peck your eyeballs out.



Way to get after it Gramps. Some nice dick waving there. We were wondering where you went.

[Trackhead]

We must have skied past you in the woods above the bridge going to Maybird. We were at the car at noon.

Would have loved to watch you ski that while we were on the Pfeiff. We were checking that line out all day.

[powstash]

Oh yea, that ramp looks accessable. Thanks for the beta photo.

Nice outing for ya Gramps. That seems to be a corner of the wasatch that sees little traffic. Despite my lack of current interest in rock climbing, there are some sweet pillars/lines to climb in that third photo!

[gramps]

Here's sunnier pic of The Big cliffband, that I skipped putting in initially. From the coalpit day, Very, very big. I believe there are some serious adventure routes established on there, in the 5.11 range.

[Trackhead]

Here's sunnier pic of The Big cliffband, that I skipped putting in initially. From the coalpit day, Very, very big. I believe there are some serious adventure routes established on there, in the 5.11 range.

Nice pic gramps. We'll be doing those routes this summer. Although I heard they are on the stout side of things.

[stump832]

Nice work and shots gramps.

I like the eagle shot.

[gramps]

Would have loved to watch you ski that while we were on the Pfeiff. We were checking that line out all day.

Gawl, don't leave at 4am next time then. I actually thought about going up a couple hours after you guys in the hopes I'd get some pics of ya coming down, but that would have meant a 6am trailhead for me, still too early. With the snow conditions being what they were, I was proud of myself for getting out at all...

Although you did beat the clouds. I even got snowed on a little.