Jack made me cross country ski last night, it was ok but I have more fun snowshoeing, I think sticking to the road is a bit monotonous and I'm really not that steady on my classic XC skis, especially in the dark. I didn't go al the way to the top of the Alpine Loop (yellow part), I turned around when my feet started hurting.
The profile is a bit crazy, it sure doesn't feel like such a gradual, consistant incline. It feels more like flat with a few steeper sections.
GPS Tracks: kml gpx
I wanted to snowshoe up at Aspen Grove today but when I was turned back when Provo Canyon was closed for avalanche control, I drove up to the gate on the Squaw Peak Road. I snowshoed up the ridge above the gun club shooting range and followed the cleared areas that were made for wildlife over the summer. I eventually made it back on the road and crossed over to the west side and followed the last ridge up to the Squaw Peak Overlook. There was plenty of snow with drifts of up to 4 feet above the surrounding snow. I was wearing a shell since snow was falling the whole way with light to moderate wind. I followed the west ridge down until I got back on the road and took it down the rest of the way. In all it was about 5 miles round trip in about 3 hours.
Jack, Charlie, Luna, White Paw and I made a run up Lame Horse Point at night. It was a brutal climb in the powder where the switchbacks show in the track on the last section up the ridge. This is the furthest up the ridge we have ever made it at night. We came down the ridge to the point and enjoyed the view. There wasn't much moon but we could see the snow cats grooming the slopes at Sundance. We continued down the north ridge until it became too steep and then cut back into the trees on the north facing side of Lame Horse Point.
