Home > Trip Reports > December 22, 2012, - ONP - Sunrise Ridge

December 22, 2012, - ONP - Sunrise Ridge

12/22/12
WA Olympics
3151
6
Posted by Gary_H on 12/24/12 6:35am
After getting shut down on our two previous attempts to get to the goods, the third try proved to be a charm.  :D

Telemack and Danpeck joined Jan, Jeff and me for the day. With a lengthy line of cars behind us at the gate, we elected to avoid the more popular trailheads, instead, we bushwacked our way up a roadside slope to a basin which  in the past has rewarded us with solitude and enjoyable skiing. Today turned out to be another one of those days.

Some brief sun breaks during our initial climb teased us along. By the time we finished our first descent and started climbing again, the winds began increasing and light snow started falling. Both wind and snow increased as the day progressed. Neither of these dampened our enjoyment of the seemingly bottomless snow we skied on each run.

Just proves that good things are worth waiting for  ;)

Here's a few pictures:

   1. Dan getting deep in the Olympics
   2. Mack on bended knee
   3. Gary doing his best to represent the AT contingent in the group.

Gary
Way to get after it! What great powder skiing!

Saturday it howled all day and we punched through past steep and icy with very poor visibility.

Sunday, the north side of Klahanne offered us the best snow of the season and well worth the wait after the winds died down! Deep!

I had the Hill all to myself today. It was wind free and crystal clear for the entire day!

Gary, Jan, Jeff and Mack... thanks for the excellent time.  What an excellent trip... even the trail breaking was fun :)

I'll post some pictures soon once I emerge from the holiday clean up  ;D

Deep Deep Deep
The wind was strong enough to impact some of the slopes above the road so we were planing on the surface on the last run back to the car.  Other than that it was thigh-deep and face shots every turn. 
We got some Hood Canal-effect snow yesterday, so I got to X-C out my back door on a White Christmas.  Happy Holidays  :)

Here's a link for more pictures

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danpeck/sets/72157632354293334/

Video is coming... slow internet connection where I am    ::)

Okay, here's the video:

http://vimeo.com/56359013

This was my first time on the camera and so the video is kind of spotty... and I missed Jan's beautiful turns because the battery got cold :(

author=danpeck link=topic=26645.msg112497#msg112497 date=1356665440]
Okay, here's the video:

http://vimeo.com/56359013

This was my first time on the camera and so the video is kind of spotty... and I missed Jan's beautiful turns because the battery got cold :(


Nice pictures and video Dan, reminded me how blustery it was on that ridge line............

Reply to this TR

10474
december-22-2012-onp-sunrise-ridge
Gary_H
2012-12-24 14:35:46