Mummy 27x, with Snow

pics by Harlan W.S.
Mar 16, 2011

I wanted to check the conditions, as I am supposed to go up a Spring Mt peak a week from today.  The snow was a bit creepy (2" soft slushy corn on hardpack). Given the high temps this week, there will likely be more melting shortly. (As it turned out, the next week had 21” new powder!)

I went up the standard scree slope, with some shortcuts.	This was the typical coverage at 7800'.	Charleston from NLT.
Typical slope near the top of the scree slope.  Normally this would not be a big deal, but the snow was a bit creepy.	View toward Griffith Peak,	The class 2 chute is at left. I went up and down the class 3 chute.
Telescope Peak in the distance. The Sierra seemed to be covered in clouds.	Slope up to the class 3 chute.	View NW from top of class 3 chute.
	Ron's snowmen, built the previous week.
Charleston	Proof I was there!  I did my pose twice, but the wind (gusting  to 60 mph) knocked my camera to the side.	More view to CA.
Charleston ridge.	Back at the top of the chute.
	"Trail" at ~9300'.	S Cockscomb, view from ~8100'.