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MT Adventures: January 2015
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Brian Story's account of skiing and more in Western Montana. Friday, January 23, 2015. Near the top of the Pinball Wizard. Sunrise on Little St. Joe. Shadow closing in on the summit of Little St. Joe. A little crusty, but it was great to ski a clean 3,000 vertical foot fall line deep in the Wilderness before work. Splits were: Summer trailhead: 1 hour 5 minutes; Leave top: 2 hours 25 minutes; Start descent: 2 hours 50 minutes; Upper Bass Creek crossing; 3 hours 5 minutes. Car 3 hours 31 minutes. This is ...
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MT Adventures: December 2014
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Brian Story's account of skiing and more in Western Montana. Thursday, December 18, 2014. Annual Avalanche risk tune-up. Looking through old photos, I was reminded of just how far back I have managed. To walk back my level of acceptable risk. In this photo, I am working my way down. A steep gully in the Missions with no visibility and 6" of snow with more piling up. Every minute. Solo, of course. The gully was puking spindrift. Constantly. But I was. I found this interactive series. Enjoying a perfect da...
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MT Adventures: August 2014
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Brian Story's account of skiing and more in Western Montana. Saturday, August 23, 2014. Looking back at the first half of the traverse from Howe. I have been eager to attempt a long mountain adventure for some time now, and I was fortunate to find the time, weather and motivation to traverse the bulk of the beautiful Anaconda Pintler range from Haggin to Warren peaks in a magnificent long push. Haggin from the Hearst lake dam, 1.5 hours in. Water stop halfway between Haggin and Evans. I stuck with my pla...
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MT Adventures: June 2014
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Brian Story's account of skiing and more in Western Montana. Monday, June 23, 2014. 7th Annual Warren Wallow. Dropping in on Warren. Photo: Nick Vandenbos. Larch budding on the approach to Warren. Looking up the North face. Doug and the rest of the crew on the North face. Doug got to go first. Go Doug, go! Leah at the bottom of the face, with storm clouds brewing behind. Minutes later, the skies opened up, and we spent the next hour ducking. Under a rock as hail and lightening rained down everywhere.
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MT Adventures: February 2015
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Brian Story's account of skiing and more in Western Montana. Monday, February 23, 2015. White Cloud mountains - Castle Peak. White Cloud sunrise from camp. Leah was game to head out early, so we extended an already three-day weekend and made the drive to the East Fork of the Salmon and the five hour approach on the first day. The last two hours of the approach were all in the dark, but we were able to dead reckon to Baker lake without incident. Kick turn on the South face of Castle peak. Leah and me comi...
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MT Adventures: March 2015
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Brian Story's account of skiing and more in Western Montana. Thursday, March 26, 2015. Canyon Peak, South Face redux. Canyon peak from near the base of the South face. Near Canyon lake. What a nice day. Poised at the top, Ready to ski. The excellent second run just east of Canyon peak. Nice corn snow on the third run. Good shallow powder on the fourth run. On top of the fifth run near the end of the day. Tired, happy, grateful. Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Castle Crag, North Couloir. Back in running shoes, n...
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MT Adventures: Rattlesnake - Mcleod Peak loop
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Brian Story's account of skiing and more in Western Montana. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Rattlesnake - Mcleod Peak loop. The peaks of the Rattlesnake from Mcleod. How many can you name? Typical terrain leading to Mcleod. Talus on Mcleod. It was actually quite friendly. Bad self portrait on Mcleod, with the Missions in the background. Looking back at the gendarmes. Wildflowers, Glacier Lake, Mosquito peak from the descent off Sanders. Typical section of the trial from Mosquito to Stuart. LB snow (ski tuning).
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MT Adventures: July 2014
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Brian Story's account of skiing and more in Western Montana. Sunday, July 27, 2014. Three Joe traverse, Bass Creek. Bass Lake and beyond from Stormy Joe. I was finally able to spend a fine summery Sunday traversing from Little to Stormy Joe in Bass creek. I have wanted to do this traverse ever since hearing about Missoulian mountaineer Forest Dean's attempt last fall. It seems like kind of a long day in concept, but in reality it is quite doable, and I had a blast. 5th lifetime summit of Big St. Joe.
