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We parked a bit higher than last time at 1150 m and skinned up from there. It was a great day, with visibility improving despite the blowing snow, and there was a powdery accumulation of 30 cm over a good base. We used extra caution and did some ski cuts to confirm stability. We had the Skyline area to ourselves and yoyo-ed a few times. Freezing level was at the trailhead (1350 m at 9:30 am), but my thermometer got up to 4 C at 1700 m (11:15 am). The snow started to get heavier in the afternoon, and snow turned to rain below the trailhead. We could ski down almost the entire trail. Today was probably a better choice for skiing than tomorrow given the forecasted warming trend.
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Skinning up


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On the trail going back down


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Trip Report Title | Skyline Divide (Dec 5) |
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spollak wrote 3365 Days Ago (neutral) 0Hmm, I got both videos to work here, but I have heard about video viewing problems in the past depending on the software/hardware combination.0 points
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