July 4th Great One Pic TR

[Lexi-Bell]

Date: July 4th, 2007

Location: Bridger Range, Montana

Players: Lexi-Bell, Hao Zang Xiao, Nate-dogg

Objective: The Great One Couloir


This was a day of firsts for all of us: first skiing this late in the year (by a lot), first time skiing the line, and first time skiing in shorts. Except for me, I'm too scared so I brought pants.

Sun's barely up and already there's bad traffic


Mmmmm, purdy


A closer look at the first part of the line


On top of Sacajawea, 9665'


View South from Sac along Bridger crest, with Bridger Canyon, Bangtails, and Absorokas in view


HZX doin a little downclimbing into the coolie, this is it, right?


Looking down the first section of the Great One, snow ends very close to the big angled rock outcrop. Early in the season or in higher snow years the line is continuous (read workinforturns)


First turn in six weeks, yahoo!!


Ohhh man! That was just corn-TASTIC!!


Nate lovin the starchy yellow nuggets, CORN!!!


Jubilation was abundant. We took off our skis and bounced down the scree towards the last section. Whoa, much steeper, narrower, firmer, and off-angle. Let's go!


If you look closely you can spot a guy climbing up the coolie lookers left. He said he thought he could save some time on a more direct route but was mistaken. He also didn't consider the rockfall factor, sorry dude.


At the end of our hike out we were rewarded with this; the cool waters of Fairy Lake. Unfortunately, the biting flies and mosquitos love it too so our soak was short-lived.


These guys were just getting going when we were heading out, and one of them told me "Skiing is the solution to freedom, man!!!"

They also left their car door wide open.


Fin

[MrZach]

Noice!

I particularly like the parting comment from the late starters.

[HaoXianJhao]

hao xian jhao is pimp

[freezorburn]

Great Post! thanks for the stoke!

[Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo]

Nice, but whats with the grill grate?

[JMO]

Did you ask them why freedom needed a solution?

Sweet pics. One of these days I'll get out there. As long as I don't end up like Sam Neill in The Hunt for Read October..."I would like to have seen Montana..."

[summit]

Sweet pics!

Pants are always OK for the descent... corn rash sucks.

Did you ask them why freedom needed a solution?

Plot a solution on freedom please... one ping only...

Sweet pics. One of these days I'll get out there. As long as I don't end up like Sam Neill in The Hunt for Read October..."I would like to have seen Montana..."