This is a really good line, much better than expected; nice variety with a good flow. It starts off mellow, rolls over for a few steep pitches, cruises a rib, followed by a final huge bowl. Chris and I had awesome snow for the majority of the whole 4,000 foot run; a little firm off the top and a little sticky at the bottom, but smooooooth. So good. The hike in and out is a little long, but easy on a nice trail. 4 stars, at least in early spring when it's good top to bottom.
As we topped out on Whitman Crest we were shocked to see that a huge slide had taken out the Ingraham Direct, and the circling helicopters did not bode well. We put that out of our minds and enjoyed the ride down.
One of the steep pitches.
A minimally edited (and long) video.
The first 3:45 are cruising the Fryingpan Glacier, from there until 6:15 we're rolling over the steeps of Meany Crest, the next 45 seconds is on a cool little rib, and from 7:00 on we're finishing off the final enormous bowls down into Summerland.
This was a a great tour with a refreshing blue sky; the first after a really moist spring in the PNWet.
This was a a great tour with a refreshing blue sky; the first after a really moist spring in the PNWet.
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