Lone Pine

Lone Pine
Originally uploaded by krughb.

On New Years Day we headed out early to Mail Cabin Creek to Lone Pine and Windy ridge. I wanted to enjoy the day in a remote area where I had never been skiing before. Mail Cabin Creek fit the bill.

It's on the West side of the pass and with a 3 mile approach it does not attract many crowds. We enjoyed 3 quality runs with the sounds of glass breaking surface hoar before traversing back to the car.

I felt strong on the traverse and was glad to have finished my first long tour of the season. It was a great training run for the park. Perhaps I can squeeze in a park run before the end of January.