| Peak: | Mt. Yale |
| Route: | Southwest Slopes |
| Range: | Sawatch |
| Posted By: | goldenite |
| Date of Info: | 5/28/2014 |
| Date Posted: | 5/28/2014 |
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Friend and I did Yale today. Started at 5:50. Snow was hard packed on the way up except in two locations, but coming down around noon was another story! Postholed almost the entire way back except when we 'glissaded'. Not at all sure when, but there was an avalanche maybe a week or more ago (you could see layers of dust) and that led to extra deep postholing. First pic shows the step snow fields that required no traction devices, though later towards the saddle, they would have been quicker. Second - probably the deepest snow pack up there. Third - a pano a little below the saddle Fourth - friend 'glissading', or a controlled butt slide |
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