Category: The Nipple

I returned to The Nipple, having skied there two days earlier to explore some of the “backside” or south facing runs before skiing the east ridge runs. A

Looking up at my destination on the hike up. I am very happy to be up on The Nipple. A self-timer photo of my first run of the

My destination is the snow on looker’s left. A closer look at the “B-Cup” Chute. A snowpatch and a waterfall on the hike up. Looking up at The

Looking across Lower Blue Lake up at the backside of The Nipple: This is the lowest I have ever seen Lower Blue Lake. In a “normal” year I

A recon mission to the Northeast Chute in the sleet. Stev in the foreground with Lost Lakes in the background on the approach: and another of the approach:

MJ on an upper backside patch: Stev: MJ: Stev on the hike out: MJ on Eastridge patches:

Kendra enjoys the views on the approach: Stev: Kendra continues down on our first run: Stev: Spence starts another run… …and finds a bent tree slalom run… Kendra

Backside Patches Looking across Lower Blue Lake up at the three backside patches on The Nipple: On the hike up I saw a cicada leaving its shell: Mark

Mirrored reflection of carbon fiber Lhasa Pows: Spence starts down the upper ridge or snow strap of the “B-cup Chute” Stev: Spence: Stev: Spence: Stev: Spence skis back

(Southside Patches) Mark: Mark wrote an article about our ski day on Unofficial Alpine. Here is a link: http://unofficialalpine.com/?p=384 Stev: Stev does “The Point”: We hiked up next