Flattop/Dragontail?

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Voodoo302
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Flattop/Dragontail?

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Anyone been up that way lately and have current conditions or a photo of the couloir?
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Re: Flattop/Dragontail?

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Not exactly current (March 30, 10 days ago) but hopefully someone else has something more recent.
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Re: Flattop/Dragontail?

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Climbed Enter the Dragon (mixed line on the buttress between Dead Elk and D-Tail) on April 5 and it looked like full on spring conditions. Lots of mid day shedding/wet sloughing so I would get on it early or late in the day.
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Re: Flattop/Dragontail?

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Awesome, thanks for the beta guys. Hoping to get on it this weekend to kick off the season :-)
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Re: Flattop/Dragontail?

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I climbed the Dragon Tail couloir on the same day the photo was taken. Definitely get an early start. You don't want the snow to be too slushy up top by the rock step. You may also want to bring a small rope for protection there, as the slope gets pretty steep there and the right side isn't bonded to the rock yet. Also, if there is new snow, there is still slide potential. I was back up as far as Dream Lake last Saturday and saw remnants of a slide down low in the couloir.
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