(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

Bootpacking up a chute on the backside bowl of Hiram Peak… …looking up… …and looking down… Stev starts down… Jim goes next… Followed by Spence… Jim: Spence: Stev:

Hiram Peak Back Bowl and Lower Highland Lake: Folger Peak: I skied a line on the ridge on looker’s left. Snow Plant (Sarcodes sanguinea):

MJ: Spence: Stev: Spence: Spence: MJ: Stev: MJ: Spence, MJ, and Stev: Stev: Spence: Stev: MJ: Spence: MJ: Stev: The area we skied above Kinney Reservoir: MJ and

Spence builds up speed for a possible huck into Red Lake: Stev starts down… …and across… Spence follows… Spence starts another run: Stev: Stev bootpacks up for one

Spence on our way up: Stev: Spence: Stev bootpacks up for another run: Spence: Stev: Carson Pass Panorama, May 8, 2012 Carson Pass Panorama, May 8, 2012, Two,

Penny and Makisha join Stev: Stev crosses from one patch to another… …and skis… …before making another dry portage… …to a 4-turn patch (that Makisha parallels dry)… …changing

MJ does the hidden rock slalom:

Round Top patches: Hamish and the new All-Carbon Lhasa Pows at Winnemucca Lake: …looking up… Stev: Mark and Hamish make the treacherous log crossing: Hamish skiing the Method

Backside Patch Stev and Penny: Penny waits for MJ to ski down: MJ: Our next run… MJ: One more run… MJ Makisha, Stev, and Penny: MJ: East Ridge