The Nipple, July 18, 2011

Stev leaps over a raging waterfall on the approach:

A doe shows us which way to go:

Looking up at The Nipple on our approach:

Jim scrambles up…

… turning around and looking back down…

(We would later ski the closest snow below.)

Jim gets started down:

Stev follows:

Jim continues down:

Stev skis through a little chute on the way down…

… and continues…

Jim flys by:

The view from the bottom before heading back up for more:

Stev hiking back up:

Looking out we found a Lost Lake…

… a closer view…

Stev gets ready…

…and goes…

Jim gets ready…

…and goes…



…and checks his speed…

…before blasting through the choke…

Jim starts the rolling rockslide slalom course…

…turns around the “gates”…


…continues…

…and has a good time crossing the shadow finish line…

Stev:

Jim:

Looking back up at The Nipple…

… again from another angle…