Quandary Peak Trip Report 05/04/2010

Report Type	Mini
Peak(s)	Quandary Peak - 14,272 feet
Date Posted	05/04/2010
Date Climbed	05/03/2010
Author	killingcokes

Gone Solo
Well the plan this week was to go for Mt Helen's South Face, then it changed to Crystal's east slopes and then both my partners backed out the morning of due to various ailments so there you have it. What's quick and easy with little avy hazard. Quandary's East slopes. I skied Quandary's North Gully back in 1993 but only have 1 picture that survived. While I was driving up I couldn't help but notice how windy it was. National Weather service said it was only supposed to be in the teens as far as wind went. It was higher for sure. Graceful snow plumes could be seen streaming of the top of Peak One on the drive out of Frisco. The rest of the numbered peaks were in the "clouds". I went to check out the Pennsylvania Creek trailhead to see how far up the road you could get and decide what I wanted to do. I drove over to Blue lakes road and parked. Snow devils were dancing about on the east ridge.... More words and pics at my site Quandary Peak 14,265 East Slopes Solo 5/3/2010

Gone Solo

Well the plan this week was to go for Mt Helen's South Face, then it changed to Crystal's east slopes and then both my partners backed out the morning of due to various ailments so there you have it. What's quick and easy with little avy hazard. Quandary's East slopes. I skied Quandary's North Gully back in 1993 but only have 1 picture that survived.

While I was driving up I couldn't help but notice how windy it was. National Weather service said it was only supposed to be in the teens as far as wind went. It was higher for sure. Graceful snow plumes could be seen streaming of the top of Peak One on the drive out of Frisco. The rest of the numbered peaks were in the "clouds". I went to check out the Pennsylvania Creek trailhead to see how far up the road you could get and decide what I wanted to do. I drove over to Blue lakes road and parked. Snow devils were dancing about on the east ridge.... More words and pics at my site

Quandary Peak 14,265 East Slopes Solo 5/3/2010

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Comments or Questions

skier25	Are those.... 5/4/2010 7:15pm Scotty Bobs? I like the second picture - it‘s very interesting.
killingcokes	Nope 5/4/2010 8:44pm SkiLogiks. Thanks
GIS_Dave	SkiLogiks 5/4/2010 9:14pm My friend that lives in Breck has a pair of their Ullr‘s Chariot skis. Says he loves them.

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