The weekend before Finals Week, sadly for Matt, was Girls Weekend!
Alicia and I decided to head out towards Waldo Lake in hopes of finding the Fuji Mountain Shelter. I've been told it's a gnarly ski, but worthwhile because of the fantastic view of Diamond Peak. Click on the pic to see where we were.
Alicia and I skied away from Waldo Lake Sno Park toward the Fuji Mountain Trail Head on the easiest (by far!) part of the tour. It was a beautiful spring day and must have been 60 degrees!
Found it!
And now for the hard part...where are we again?
We made it halfway to the shelter and made camp on a nice flat as it was getting dark. Here's my standard shot in the camp kitchen, making water.
We headed out the next morning on the most technical part of the tour, and reached the shelter just as the storm hit. Eight of us weathered a night of 20-35 mph winds and 8-10 inches of snow in and around the Fuji Mountain Shelter.
We were thankful to be able to sleep in the loft Saturday night. The previous occupants had made a snow cave during the day and they were itching to try it out, so they moved out for the evening. Alicia and I were stoked we didn't have to set up our soaking wet tarp! The loft is the dark area behind the sign in the photo below.
Alicia and I decided to head out towards Waldo Lake in hopes of finding the Fuji Mountain Shelter. I've been told it's a gnarly ski, but worthwhile because of the fantastic view of Diamond Peak. Click on the pic to see where we were.
Alicia and I skied away from Waldo Lake Sno Park toward the Fuji Mountain Trail Head on the easiest (by far!) part of the tour. It was a beautiful spring day and must have been 60 degrees!
Found it!
And now for the hard part...where are we again?
We made it halfway to the shelter and made camp on a nice flat as it was getting dark. Here's my standard shot in the camp kitchen, making water.
We headed out the next morning on the most technical part of the tour, and reached the shelter just as the storm hit. Eight of us weathered a night of 20-35 mph winds and 8-10 inches of snow in and around the Fuji Mountain Shelter.
We were thankful to be able to sleep in the loft Saturday night. The previous occupants had made a snow cave during the day and they were itching to try it out, so they moved out for the evening. Alicia and I were stoked we didn't have to set up our soaking wet tarp! The loft is the dark area behind the sign in the photo below.
The shelter had run out of firewood before we showed up, and the group of dads n kids had pulled in several dead trees. Here's Alicia working for our heat, happily sawing away at one of the dead trees.
I'm just hanging out, staying warm, and cooking ramen. I could get used to this snow shelter... Even better, master chef and father of a very cute 6 year old (in green) had brought fresh veggies, shrimp,and chicken and created a ramen feast for all of us.
Here's a shot looking out of the shelter at our mascot, Rover.
The next morning we decided to head down the easy way, towards Salt Creek Falls sno park, and catch a ride back to our car from some folk we met at the shelter. It had warmed up a lot since Saturday, and breaking trail through the foot-plus of snow was like slogging through wet cement. As we dropped in elevation the snow turned to rain and we were cold and absolutely soaked by the time we got to the car. I wish I could show you a pic, we looked like drowned puppies, but our shit was so wet we didn't bother. So, just imagine. :)
Sweet! You are so adventurous it's awesome! The cabin looked fun and looked like nice company! You'll have to take us out when we get back... but perhaps in the summer- and not in the snow :)
ReplyDeletewhere do you get courage? how do you overcome 'fear-for-your-life'? what a trip! when's the next? why do I live vicariously rather than experience it? ...because I need to find courage...
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