Scenic Chute Near Rock Creek Vista Point, Montana, and Beartooth Loop, Gardner Lake, Wyoming, June 16, 2017

Scenic Chute Near Rock Creek Vista Point, Montana, June 16, 2017, is the first part of a skiing in two states in one day.

Our original plan was to ski Beartooth Basin. We were first delayed by Beartooth Pass being closed in the morning after a dusting of snow.
Next, after the road opened, Beartooth Basin wasn’t running lifts due to a generator issue.
Our plan “B” became skiing a snow patch we saw along the drive up that was about a quarter mile up from the Rock Creek Vista Point.
After this we would ski above Beartooth Loop and Gardner Lake in Wyoming to complete patchskiing in two states in one day.

Stev skiing the Scenic Chute Near Rock Creek Vista Point.

Spence skiing the Scenic Chute Near Rock Creek Vista Point.


You can see the guardrail on the road below.

Stev skiing further down the Scenic Chute Near Rock Creek Vista Point.

Two days later when there was better visibility, Spence took this photo of some good, solid advice on Beartooth Pass Highway.

Beartooth Loop, Gardner Lake, Wyoming, June 16, 2017, is the second part of skiing two states in one day.

After skiing Scenic Chute Near Rock Creek Vista Point, Montana, we headed back up the road to Beartooth Loop, Gardner Lake, Wyoming.
The two laps we took here would allow us to complete patchskiing in two states in one day.

Spence skiing above Beartooth Loop.

Stev skiing above Beartooth Loop.

Spence on the approach for our second lap above Beartooth Pass Highway.

Spence skiing above Gardner Lake.

Stev follows.

Our tracks.

Mission accomplished. Skiing was great in both states.