TR - Roundtop and the Sisters, 9/4/05

[Vets]

Yesterday Mrs. Vets and I were hiking near Willow Creek with the dogs. We had a nice view of Roundtop. It looked like there were good skiable patches.
So today I went on a solo recon mission to Roundtop and the Sisters.
I did a loop that allowed me to explore 4 different patches. I started at Woods Lake. I hiked up the trail to Winnemucca Lake. From there I worked my way up to a patch below Roundtop. Here is a picture I took using the timer function on my digital camera:

I am celebrating my 23rd consecutive month of skiing. Winnemucca Lake is in the background.
Next, I hiked up to the "W" patch.
View from the top of the "W" patch:

The throat of this little chute was as wide as the length of my skis, 188cm.
Here is a view from the bottom looking up:

Roundtop is in the background.
Then I skied the patch in the saddle between Roundtop and the Sisters. From there I did a traverse hike to what is left of the Sisters chutes.
A view from the top:

Roundtop Lake is below.
Here is the view looking up across Roundtop Lake:

I'm glad that I went up today. It sure felt good.

[boarderline]

Gotta love summer skiing. Way to get 'er done.

[chaka]

awesome.

you could use some sun on those calves!