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Topic: Sourdough Traverse (Read 1692 times)
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Splitter
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Nice way to get it, even in marginal weather.
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bs.
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nice! sounds like a fun trip; glad the lookout wasn't locked!
that palisades line looks more like a rock climb than a ski descent... i bet it would be fun if you could get back there in the right mid winter conditions.
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Joedabaker
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Nice Kyle...finally you got to do the route. Interesting that you did it the opposite way that we did it a couple years ago. It would be interesting to compare vertical going the other way. Also, did you get the big chute (one way out) on the North side of Pallisade that goes all the way down to lower Pallisade lake?
Hard core in the rain, extra points.
Where did Boot pick you up? Did you go out Dollar?
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If it's called common sense, why isn't it more common?
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Kyle Miller
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Did you get the big chute (one way out) on the North side of Pallisade that goes all the way down to lower Pallisade lake?
Hard core in the rain, extra points.
Where did Boot pick you up? Did you go out Dollar?
That chute was the focus of my trip and I got to it but sadly it was melted out alreay and caused quite the fiasco to get around. Boot met me up on Fawn Ridge at the end of Slide Mountain. That area would be amazing mid winter but a pain to get access to the summit.
This is a photo taken by Joe when he did the traverse and caught my attention
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« Last Edit: 06/19/12, 09:03 AM by Kyle Miller »
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Ditch the splitboard, bring skis and some guns then we'll invite you!
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Joedabaker
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Thought that picture looked familiar.
Too bad about the chute. I thought it would hold longer than that.
But what a bugger to get around if it does not go!! Not a lot of options!
Nice to hear that the road has finally melted to Fawn, for the biking.
It's really a cool traverse for the views isn't it! Whole different perspective of the mountain range.
Also FWIW we only went from Buck Creek to Dege and down to the WRCG. Where you did the WHOLE mapped traverse of the Sourdough Range and more...
Kinda of a Cook or Peary thing 
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« Last Edit: 06/19/12, 09:30 AM by Joedabaker »
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If it's called common sense, why isn't it more common?
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ron j
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That was a Rockin' traverse, Kyle.
Thanks for the report; and especially for the pics of the great coverage at Sunrise.
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ryanl
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Great trip Kyle! Way to find some adventure with a marginal forecast.
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Mofro
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So why the week delay in opening the road to Sunrise? It looks like the road and lot are plowed out.
Nice trip Kyle.
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not always bad
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kath
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sweet .. but i know you gotta get back there next year ;-)
looks to me like they could open the road to sunrise .... how cool to have it all to yourself though
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vogtski
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Impressive effort, Kyle!
So why the week delay in opening the road to Sunrise? It looks like the road and lot are plowed out.
From June 12 MRNP Twitter: "New anticipated opening for Sunrise Rd is June 29- opening delayed due to longer-than-expected snow removal work. -kl"
Almost 40 years of skiing around Paradise (and three decades working for them) have taught me to assume the NPS is lying, until proven otherwise. 
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I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
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wapiti_bob
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I got an e-mail from park today and sunrise WILL open this Friday. Unless there is an unforeseen problem. The week extension was for restroom and water issues not the road.I Hope to get up there and make some turns this weekend it should be good.
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Oyvind_Henningsen
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way to go Kyle !
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Lytt til erfarne fjellfolk!
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Wow. Nice trek, buddy and good work connecting with Boot! What a guy!
Too bad the snow was melted out. Tried hitting that last year on July 4th but it was melted out by then so we settled for a steep ride down the RDC to Hidden Lake instead... 
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Splitboard Graham
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nice work. been eyeing that from crystal for years, too.
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