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Still ain't over in many places. Roughly 1 foot is forecasted in the high alpine of Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park for tonight. From treeline at Icefall Lodge (approx 6500 feet ASL), report from last Sunday is: "Still lots of snow up there and I definitely needed skis to get in." Many thanks for the TR. Happy Birthday, Roger, too. Mark P. Renson ________________________________ From: roger Klinger <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 9:32:19 PM Subject: Re: [SKIVT-L] (non-VT) multi-activity weekends Great tr. Thanks Jim. On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Jim Crowley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: A banner snowpack in the inter-mountain west has afforded us the opportunity to combine skiing with other activities. It's been a bit challenging to fit ski in these activities into the rare weather windows, but I'm not complaining. > > >I've been fortunate enough to do 3 weekend trips to my favorite range, the Lost >Rivers in eastern Idaho. It's lonely country, populated with just a few cowboys >and accessed by a rough road. One can drive for 2-3 hours without seeing another >sign of humanity (other than the road and fences). Here are some the activities >I took part in during these trips: > > >(1) Biking. It's been hard to keep one's eyes on the road with the scenery: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-jPCNQmn/0/XL/P1110828-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-jrDHJtS/0/XL/P1110821-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-vWRW6wf/0/XL/P1110884-XL.jpg > > > >(2) Hiking. Require to go to and from the snow. Sometimes over sagebrush-covered >hills: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-sqfb5dw/0/XL/P1110288-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeMay-20-22-2011/i-6pgtJfT/0/XL/P1100838-XL.jpg > >And other times through the forest: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-17-18/i-RJ5RgX9/0/XL/P1120243-XL.jpg > > > >(3) Creek crossing. On bike: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-spxpjz8/0/XL/P1110805-XL.jpg > >And on skis: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-17-18/i-RJ5RgX9/0/XL/P1120243-XL.jpg > > > >(4) Checking out weather-beaten trees. Some of them must be 100's of years old: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeMay-20-22-2011/i-ZZV6MNQ/0/XL/P1100860-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-2gX7nN3/0/XL/P1110358-XL.jpg > > > >(5) Checking out the wildflowers. Unlike the trees, they don't grow so big: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-C2PJv3p/0/XL/P1110891-XL.jpg > > > >(6) Camping. Set up tents on any level, grassy spot you want: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-Hrkc8sQ/0/XL/P1110764-XL.jpg > >And kick back and watch the sky catch fire: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeMay-20-22-2011/i-b4D2Q7d/1/XL/P1100534-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeMay-20-22-2011/i-t4trWXq/0/XL/P1100530-XL.jpg > > > >(7) Grilling. Brauts on the menu this night: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-17-18/i-rLL9LnH/0/XL/P1120226-XL.jpg > > > >(8) Cornice dropping (unsuccessful): >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeMay-20-22-2011/i-7TRpkRV/0/XL/P1100897-XL.jpg > > > >(9) Skinning. Gotta' climb before descending: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeMay-20-22-2011/i-GwRQVq8/0/XL/P1100741-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-fBS6kpC/0/XL/P1110544-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-wXJrx58/0/XL/P1110613-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-17-18/i-s4QgD2c/0/XL/P1110916-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-17-18/i-g6rGZWP/0/XL/P1110931-XL.jpg > > > >(10) Booting. Sometime the most efficient way to get up: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeMay-20-22-2011/i-pgfFhmC/0/XL/P1100632-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeMay-20-22-2011/i-H89fPfF/0/XL/P1100800-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-17-18/i-32JvNqc/0/XL/P1110993-XL.jpg > > > >(11) Skiing. Almost forgot about that activity! Boot-top powder off the summits: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-17-18/i-N897jpm/0/XL/P1120001-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-17-18/i-RCz34fh/0/XL/P1120018-XL.jpg > >That quickly transitioned to ripping corn below: >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeMay-20-22-2011/i-TfkHhPS/0/XL/P1100635-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-49TQx67/0/XL/P1110198-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-kkWBLVW/1/XL/IMG1704-XL.jpg > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-10-12/i-W23qWDP/1/XL/IMG1702-XL.jpg > > >http://jimcrowley.smugmug.com/Ski-touring/Ski-2011/Lost-River-RangeJune-17-18/i-9vx4JMb/0/XL/P1120042-XL.jpg > > > >Only activity not shown is the driving on the rocky, rutted road. A ski partner >commented that the driving was the most difficult, nerve-wracking part of the >trip. > > >Fishing is one activity not yet combined with skiing this season. That will have >to wait until July when the lakes melt out. Should be a lengthy fishing + skiing >season this year. > > >Jim- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is >brought to you by the University of Vermont. > >To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html