Gustave Lake Run

Gustave Lake Run
Southern Wind River Mountains, Shoshone NF
January 26th, 2008

A look at Christina lake from the slope we were climbing.

I hadn't skied the run above Gustave lake for a few years, mostly because it didn't fill in much last year. It was looking pretty good on our way in today though, and since the winds and the drifts were pretty huge coming in, we didn't feel like wasting an hour trying to punch over the last big drift just before Christina Lake.

Chuck paves the way up.

Before getting too carried away we dug some quick pits to see what the snow was up to. We didn't see anything that looked that alarming- pretty stable really. Time to ride!

Chuck makes his first run.

A look back up the slope we just rode.

A profile of our tracks on our way up for some more.

Good stuff!

Shad series:

Weeehoo! Really great pow!

Karla skis a run (on her board):

Who says you can't free-heel on a snowboard?

A look up.

A look down on Gustave Lake and our tracks.

Another profile- more tracks! Those powder pillows were awsome- I hit everyone I could.

Shreaded pow.

Karla make ready for another run.

Chuck joins her.

Looking down, scoping out my line.

Chuck rides:

Go Chuck!

The Chuck Show.

Karla throws some turns in too!

Lots of these today.

Yeeehaaaa!

A little closer look.

The landing could've been better.

Gustave Mountain above Gustave lake.

Another fine powder day in the Southern Winds (seven runs/ 4000 vertical feet worth) comes to end.