The skin from the CDOT barn was smooth sailing, steep but relatively short.

Conditions were amazingly varied from pockets of windscour to two feet of soft wind whipped snow.

After forever we got to the mouth of the dammed thing and considered our future.

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I love the high alpine feel of the area and this particular chute provides it spades.

Legs burning, I met up with the crew in the flats by the trees.

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