Ben and I had a date with a big peak down south on Friday, but the forecast of 50-60 mph winds made us change our minds. We had a late start and decided to go explore a new line in Stairs Gulch. Driving up the canyon we realized that our poor Wasatch has shed too much snow. We opted for a Bonkers lap, but then I remembered the funky line to lookers right that has been on the hit list for many years. I’ve been calling it Yonkers. It looked to be in pretty good shape.

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There was great snow in the apron and we easily skinned through the choke into the chute.

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The steepness increased and we switched to booting.

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Ben chose a little added spice by cutting back to the right to gain the ridge.

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There were some interesting glacier like features that Ben just couldn’t help but jump off of.

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Yonkers isn’t as long as Bonkers, but much steeper and a little techy. Fun option if you’re in the neighborhood.

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