Mike, Don't really know how steep the 'headwall' at Crested Butte is but the initial approach a few years ago was a real challenge! Sparse snow, firm, bumped and rock cornices showing. The headwall face itself was more kind to this soul when I finally got there. Cheers...Fred - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html