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From the top of Ruby Dome looking to the east. No shortage of nice ski terrrain.
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- Heading across Seitz Lake towards the Seitz Couloir.
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- The incredible Seitz Couloir, which just seemed to keep expanding as we climbed up it. It’s a beauty!
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- The view from the top of the Seitz Couloir is… more couloirs!
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- Heading up a short slot in the North Fork drainage near Echo Lake.
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- A-OK topping out on the mini chute.
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- The international sign for “He chutes…. he scores!”
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- Happiness is a lemon pie. It wasn’t even crushed to a pulp.
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- A-OK skiing the mini chute.
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- Greybird skies, but steller turns.
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- Yet another nice Ruby Mountain couloir.
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- We went to extremes to avoid the wind-loaded top of the Seitz Couloir, including skirting through some cliff bands way off to the side.
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- As we say in Park City… “a real sense of place and ownership, a community, a thriving mountain village where man and nature exist in perfect harmony. ” Seitz Couloir.
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- Ouch.
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- A-OK serving up pasta with fresh herbs from his garden. His culinary camping skills put me to shame.
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- Heading over towards Ruby Dome – the high point of the Ruby Mtns at 11,3xx’. It’s a beauty.
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- Skinning up the bottom of the Ruby Dome ridge. We skinned about halfway, then switched to booting as it was windy.
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- Nearing the top of Ruby Dome.
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- Near the top of Ruby Dome with the Ruby’s stretching out behind.
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- Ruby Dome ridge.
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- It was so gusty on the Ruby Dome ridgeline that it blew Adam O’Keefe’s skis sideways on his pack!
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- From the top of Ruby Dome looking to the east. No shortage of nice ski terrrain.
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- Turns on the lower flanks of Ruby Dome. A bit wind jacked, but not bad.
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- Heading back towards Griswald Lake after skiing Ruby Dome. Elko, NV is in the valley below.
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- Adam skiing rolling chunder back to camp.
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- Strong winds and snow the night before had made the exposed terrain chunky, but it was still soft by the trees.
