Ebbetts Pass, July 1, 2017

Ebbetts Pass had just opened the previous day. Pat and I set up a car shuttle to ski “Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute” down to Kinney Reservoir.

Pat on the warm and dry portion of our downclimb (or rappelling without a rope) into what is left of Chinese Fireball Dragon’s head.

Pat on the cold and wet portion of our downclimb (or rappelling without a rope) into what is left of Chinese Fireball Dragon’s head.

Pat clicks in on a shelf on Chinese Fireball Dragon’s neck.

Stev skiing “Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute”…

…further down…

…exiting “Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute”…

Pat hopping down “Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute”…

…exits “Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute” and heads below Ebbetts Peak…

Pat skiing above Kinney Reservoir.

Stev slarving below the trees.

Pat skiing in front of one of the waterfalls on the way down.

Stev skiing above Kinney Reservoir.

Pat considers pond skimming across Kinney Reservoir in order to avoid the hike out.

Stev skis toward the edge of Kinney Reservoir.

Pat completes the log crossing on the hike out.

A panoramic view across Kinney Reservoir looking up at Ebbetts Peak.

A closer view.

We skied “Chinese Fireball Dragon Chute” (what is left of it after a knight named Heat Wave chopped off most of its head) on upper looker’s right and the chute below Ebbetts Peak that goes all the way to Kinney Reservoir.