Looking up at the Left Patch: Makisha and Penny waiting for me to click in at the top of the Left Patch: Stev, Penny and Makisha on the

A panoramic view on the approach: Stev… …Penny watches… …and then follows… Stev takes another run… Looking back up after a couple of runs… Looking back at the

Approach and Wu-Tang Patch RZA Line Stev and Spence on the approach: Mark and Spence endure the brutal floral approach: Floral ski and boot framing: Rossi on the

A couple of marmots greet us on the hike up: Martino and Tim bootpacking up a chute that we would ski later in the day: (The clear blue

Looking up across the lake at possible patch skiing destinations: Penny: Makisha checks out the backside of Hiram Peak: A sequence of Penny encouraging Stev to ski a

Our destination, Mt. Lola’s backside ridge: While it looks smooth and even from a distance, it is more of a fun surreal uneven staircase. Stev starts down from

Upper Patch runs Looking up across the lake at possible patch skiing destinations: Spence: Stev: Spence bootpacking back up to the top of the upper patch… …and starting

Ski Lake panorama on the hike up: We would ski the “North America Patch” above Makisha and Penny for our second run. Ski Lake panorama looking down: Penny:

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

Casey on the approach: Angels watching over the bootpacking skiers Casey and Spence: Stev follows: Casey’s view looking down: Casey: Spence: Stev boots up the Wu Tang Patch: