We only had a half day to kill due to afternoon obligations. Thus, Justin, Jake and I headed up Hwy 2 to find a decent approach route up Nason Ridge. Our intention was to find a quick way of getting in to ski the long east slope of Mt. Mastiff that alecapone skied the day before. Justin and I skied it once long ago in classic east facing breakable crust. Too short a day today, but we found a nice open way up and down the big timbered south slopes.
We basically parked 1/4 mile west of the Merritt Lake summer TH that the DOT has stopped plowing. Up through the powerlines and onto mostly moderate angle partial cut and open glades.
Arrowhead 1st look
Merritt Lk Basin
Ridge runnin'
Fine snow
Mastiff 1st look
Rock Mtn view
Mastiff east face
Alpine lookout
Gully entrance, another day
Jim Hill to Rock
Being south facing, you can guess that we found a few turns of firm proto-corn, a few of shade frozen, and a bunch of varyingly unsupportive mush! Still a great day in a beautiful place!
Chiwaukum Cirque
Arrowhead and Jim Hill
First south facing turns
Jake
Jake 2
Justin skiing
Goes and goes
Jake 3
Justin on glop
Contemplating mush
Road ski new meaning
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“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
― MLK Jr.
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To bad they aren't plowing that turnout anymore.
