Despite it’s heinous looking traverse out the bottom, I headed out this morning to ski the Lightning Bolt Couloir.
The Lightning Bolt Couloir on Cardiac Ridge
On booting up the lookers left chute (Thunderstruck) I realized I was a bit too late. The snow was warm and sloppy and I didn’t feel comfortable stepping out onto that 60 degree face. I think it would have been fine, but sometimes it’s good to listen to your gut.
The booter I put in up Thunderstruck
I topped out at 10:45ish, but I think prime time would be an hour earlier. I’ll try and get back later this week.
If you read my trip report from Saturday you recall I had to leave my rope behind in the Monte Cristo Direct.
Looking down the rap in Monte Cristo Direct
Opted to boot over to the top of Monte Cristo and see if my rope was still there and what the hell it was hung up on. Somehow it knotted itself and hung up on the cord.
Found my rope hanging by a thread
Happy to recover my 70m line
The ski out Monte Cristo Gully was velvety corn. Really nice stuff if you get it at the right time ,11:30am was excellent.
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