{"id":6256,"date":"2013-11-04T14:05:49","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T20:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=6256"},"modified":"2013-11-04T14:09:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T20:09:33","slug":"mineral-point-and-augusta-10-27-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/mineral-point-and-augusta-10-27-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Mineral Point and Augusta  10.27.13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 2013 will go down as one of the best Octobers we&#8217;ve had in some time.  Deep, stable snow in October isn&#8217;t the norm around here, though I can certainly remember a few, especially 1996 when I first moved here.  That said, the last 10 days or so ended with a whimper compared to the bang it started off with, and much of the snow melted on sunny faces and there was some faceting that we&#8217;ll have to watch out for too.  Still, we had plenty of snow last weekend to find the right aspects and have a nice tour that included both powder and corn, everyone&#8217;s two favorites.  <\/p>\n<p>Plenty of snow up high:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/7460.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jenny Veilleux reaping the rewards:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3166.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more READ MORE--><\/p>\n<p>Susan Mol on the lesser known North side of Mineral Point:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3091.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3108.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brittany:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3131.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Frank:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/7477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/7552.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Susan:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3212.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Silly twintips making spray:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3266.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As often happens, finding the textured snow was the goal of the day:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3281.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The hunchback of Notre Dame:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/7578.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fritz Sperry and Allison Seymour re-ascending the stark ridgeline, with &#8220;the Blob&#8221; directly behind:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3326.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Susan and Marcellina.  Still a few yellow leaves down in the dark canyon:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/7630.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This face has long intrigued us, but it drops into a deep no-man&#8217;s land.  Tough logistics.  Perhaps a springtime base camp would be the best bet to ski some of these amazing west and north facing lines.  It&#8217;s more fun to ski a line that&#8217;s a bit of a puzzle to solve.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/7463.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brittany drops into run #2 on the sunny side, with the Bells and Pyramid behind:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3346.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fritz:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/7644.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Susan:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3387.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fritz, on some really fun snow:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3475.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brittany skis while Allison looks on.  So much good skiing in the background.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3509.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Susan heads home:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3503.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had a great tour but we did notice some troubling snowpack issues that came into play after our most recent snowfall.  Many slopes slid naturally, remotely, or with a trigger.  It&#8217;s tough to scale it back after such a great start, but certainly everyone heading into the local backcountry should pay more attention at this point.  More reports from this most recent weekend coming up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.avantlink.com\/link.php?ml=5853&amp;p=23393&amp;pw=29053\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2013 will go down as one of the best Octobers we&#8217;ve had in some time. 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