Previously posted on my Thrillhead Blog
In Crested Butte today we woke up to about an inch of snow on the ground. But, people around here know an inch in town means a whole lot more elsewhere. We checked SNOTEL and at least 6″ had fallen overnight on Schofield. So, we took the sled up to our old trusty “fall winter” playground on the other side of Schofield pass to near the bottom of Cinnamon. It was about an hour skin to the top, with very very treacherous winds near the summit. But, it was a fantastic reward! The gully we followed down was a lot mellower terrain than yesterday, but filled with 6+ inches of fresh snow. Unlike yesterday, we weren’t sinking through breakable crust. The storm from earlier in the week left us a nice base, and last night’s snow left some nice fresh pow to enjoy!
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