OTHER Trip Report 01/19/2014

Peak(s):	"Little Bear Mountain" - 12450
Date Posted:	01/19/2014
Date Climbed:	01/19/2014
Author:	killingcokes

Montezuma Delivers
After a strange day yesterday we got some coffee and breakfast at Annie's in Frisco and headed up to Zuma. I saw this line when we did the "Glacier Point" day. It looked feasible and with the touchy snowpack it seemed like a good option. We headed up Sts John road to the first clearing and got on the Hunkidori Mine Road. We took the first left and headed up what seemed like a trail soon after. The woods were tight but they opened up occasionally as well. The snowpack seemed a bit hollow but the further up we went the better it got. We got to a large avy path and bowl and crossed to the other ridge. This is where things got really tough. The snow pack over here was garbage but it was tight enough to give me a sense of security. As we approached the top of the ridge and treeline that sense of security evaporated. This was some very tough route finding through wind loaded pillows on 40 degree slopes. The tree spacing also got a bit scary. It took a lot of planning to get up that zone but once we did everything got a lot easier. After treeline we headed up into the alpine to try and summit. We just went for the lower east summit of Bear Mountain. The views were great and I added some lines to my hitlist for sure. We headed back down to the first saddle and skied from there. By working our way down the other ridge we were able to stay safe. There was plenty of recent activity but with careful route finding everything went according to plan.... More words and pics here "Little Bear Mountain" - 12,450' - 1/19/2014 - Baby Bear Glades

Montezuma Delivers

After a strange day yesterday we got some coffee and breakfast at Annie's in Frisco and headed up to Zuma. I saw this line when we did the "Glacier Point" day. It looked feasible and with the touchy snowpack it seemed like a good option. We headed up Sts John road to the first clearing and got on the Hunkidori Mine Road. We took the first left and headed up what seemed like a trail soon after. The woods were tight but they opened up occasionally as well. The snowpack seemed a bit hollow but the further up we went the better it got. We got to a large avy path and bowl and crossed to the other ridge. This is where things got really tough. The snow pack over here was garbage but it was tight enough to give me a sense of security. As we approached the top of the ridge and treeline that sense of security evaporated. This was some very tough route finding through wind loaded pillows on 40 degree slopes. The tree spacing also got a bit scary. It took a lot of planning to get up that zone but once we did everything got a lot easier.

After treeline we headed up into the alpine to try and summit. We just went for the lower east summit of Bear Mountain. The views were great and I added some lines to my hitlist for sure. We headed back down to the first saddle and skied from there. By working our way down the other ridge we were able to stay safe. There was plenty of recent activity but with careful route finding everything went according to plan.... More words and pics here "Little Bear Mountain" - 12,450' - 1/19/2014 - Baby Bear Glades

Comments or Questions

goingup	I like this 1/20/2014 4:56am even though I was scared for you. Good job navigating difficult terrain.
tbonesaredelicious	Huge avy? 2/22/2014 11:01pm Are those the remains of a MASSive slide in the second to last picture?

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