May 12 2012
Mount Hope 13,933′ Hopeful Couloir – 5/9/2012
Met up with Kim Ross at the T-Rex lot in Morrison and we headed up to the Sheep Gulch trailhead the night before. Car camping is fun and easy. Nothing to worry about in the morning. It makes things so much easier to just head up the trail all bleary eyed. The section of the Colorado trail leading to Hope Pass is really nice though fairly steep. We made decent time to the pass considering Kim has been working so much. Muscle memory is such a cool thing. From the pass we headed up the ridge. Near the top the ridge got really fun with some great scrambling. The we popped out right at the top of our line. We took a break and some photos. Anticipation was high so we headed for the actual summit and made a hasty return for some skiing.
The snow was really good with about 4 inches of new snow. There was good bonding to the old layers. It skied super creamy and the sluff was very manageable. A bit further down the line we entered a zone that looked like it would be bumpy chunder but surprisingly it was super smooth. We yo-yoed down the line taking pics of each others’ skiing. At the bottom we switched back to shoes and headed back up to the pass. It was a really sweet day in the mountains. I can’t believe that there wasn’t any wind at all. It was really fun hanging with you Kim, anytime you want to ski I’m there.
Gonna be getting out a bit over the next few weeks and the summer for that matter. I just think this is the best way to get myself through some of the things I’m going through right now. Enjoy the pics and the rest that are on the way.
The woods were pretty
The mountains were looking good too.
We kept our shoes on all the way to the top. Its melting out early this year
The Hopeful Couloir from near Hope Pass.
At the top of the couloir.
Kim was stoked!!!!!
Summit picture
Summit Picture
Does anyone know the name of the Peak in the center. I think it might be next to Mt Champion
I love spring.
The snow was really good
Just a little sluff
Time to get in front of it.
Creamy snow
I don't want to stop but if I don't get some pics of Kim she's gonna be pissed.
Testing some Dynafits
I think she likes them
Solid skiing girl
The snow got really good the whole way
Nearing the choke
Slashing it
NICELY DONE
Yo Yo Photos
The snow was a little warm on the skiers left
So you just ski it faster.
Interesting fin feature
This line skis bigger than it looks
Kim turns them loose
My favorite shot
Um yeah I think she's stoked on the Dynafit Stoke.
I know I love my SkiLogiks.
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