Looking up at our destination. We started at the chute to looker’s right of the big rock/cliff face. First we had to do some sloggin’ up road 013:

We approached Folger Peak from the backside starting at Upper Highland Lake. A view on the hike up of Highland Lakes and Hiram Peak: Stev starts down one

A panoramic view on the approach to the top of The Left Patch: Before sidestepping up to the top: A self-timer photo during a turning slide on the

We headed up to a higher elevation (above 10,000 feet) in hopes of finding better snow conditions. The warmth provided some creamed corn along with overripe mega-mank. Mike

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:

Penny in a pond: Two Stevs skiing above a pond: Makisha on a mini-cornice above a pond: Looking down from the top of the right patch: Forestdale panorama:

Melting snow and marks of moles on the hike up: Penny: Penny and Makisha: Stev on the approach… Stev on his first run… …pursued by Penny and Makisha…

Mike: Stev: …further over… Mike and Stev in front of our first run of the day… …a view from another angle… I wonder if Penny notices the shape

Stev skinning up: Penny: Penny and Makisha are ready and waiting for Spence and Stev to get ready too: Stev is almost ready to go… Penny and Makisha