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18 Jan 04 |
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This is looking at Twin Cairns from the top of the Wawa Chair at Sunshine Village. We crossed over to the
right skyline ridge (in the shade) and ascended that to the north (right) summit. We then took off our
skis and went to the true summit at the south end.
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This is a close up of the shoulder that we yo-yo'd. It was good steep skiing, but pretty short.
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Here I am just past the top of the Wawa Chair at Sunshine, with the Standish Quad in the background. There
is a little flat meadow behind the Wawa Chair where Dan and I ran through some "find the beacon" exercises.
After about an hour of that, we ventured SW toward Simpson Pass.
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What would Dan's first AT experience be like if he didn't break trail? Here I am following behind Dan to
ensure that his trail breaking is of acceptable standards. In the background, you can see part of Sunshine
Village. On the left is Goat's Eye Mtn (Sunshine's name). In the middle, are the twin peaks of Mt. Howard
Douglas, and the right is Brewster Rock. Sunshine Village gets these names all screwed up on their maps.
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I'm not sure what happened here, but I must have grown impatient with Dan and passed him. Here I am leading
my way up through rocks to reach the summit ridge.
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This is me at the north end of the summit ridge. In the background in the Monarch. It's a pretty big mountain,
but it sure does look inviting.
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This is looking south along the summit ridge. The true summit (shown in the background) is at the south end of it.
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With a quick bite to eat, we're off to the summit. The ridge was a bit wind-blown, so we left our skis at the
north end and hiked over to the south end.
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Here's a picture of Dan and I at the summit. After this picture, I took my camera back from Dan. No more of
these stupid shots.
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This is Dan standing at the summit with Mt. Bourgeau in the background.
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So, we hiked back over to our skis, then got ready for some good skiing. The NE face of Twin Cairns offers some
steep mini-bowl skiing. Unfortunately, you're runs are only around 500 feet, and after about 15 turns, it's time
to skin up and head back to the top. We did this a few times. Here I am looking down the slope, ready to pick
a good line. The first run is always a waste because you are still assessing the slopes.
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At the bottom of the bowl, the slope flattens out quite a bit. This is me coming down in front of the afternoon
sun.
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Now it's time to see Dan ski. I took these in a series so you could see a few of his turns. Pay close attention to
the 5th picture. Dan got a little too far back on his heels. Unfortunately, there was no face-plant associated with
Dan's skiing style. However, on Dan's last run, he did fall, but my camera was already put away.
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