Shasta 3/30-3/31
after spending the day on Lassen yesterday, new crew members met up at Bunny Flat for the new objective.
Isaac had to return to work, Swanny had to take a sick day due to a wipeout on Lassen.
Myself, LiketoRide , and JimW wold be the players today
JimW all smiles on His first day of the new season
Looks pretty good considering He drove all night to be here
It was HOOOOOOOTTTT. The heat was working on Buffy. The heat was working on us. Buffy was trailing behind, not sure if it was the heat, or our odors.
After Helen Lake Buffy made the call to drop. I had my eye on the Trinity Chutes, Jim had his eye on Thumb Rock Chutes. We arrived at The Thumb at 3:30. I had to say no to dropping this line due to time and energy. I wasnt sure if I could skin back out of the hole due to heat and exhaustion. But they sure looked tasty
That big wet slide didnt add any good feelings about dropping this line in the 80 degree heat either
Trinity Chutes. Someday..........Someday
Shasta is HUGE Here is JimW looking down the Thumb Rock chutes. Mt. Lassen off in the distance
Finally it was time to ride. 5500 feet of corn awaits
JimW
dropping from Thumb Rock
Monday with Mike
Sunday evening everyone had to go home. Except for Me and Mike
we awoke to this view
Monday was no repeat though. Light cloud cover and some wind kept everything above Lake Helen rock hard
Mike skinning up avalanche gulch on a beautiful Monday morning
Monday was no repeat. Because of wind and light clouds the snow above Lake Helen stayed rock hard. We pulled the triggger and enjoyed around 4500 feet of corntopia
Mike
Thanks to all the people who joined up on this trip. Eveyone should go to Shasta at least once
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