Mt Tallac 4/8/12

Thanks Buffy (likestoride) for talking me into going up. I was severely lacking motivation at the trailhead and was suggesting we go elsewhere but was super stoked once we got up there. Snow was holding up really good up high with some pockets of nice, deep pow in the shade. Some sticky stuff on lower 1/4 of mountain but really good overall. Finally got on something steep and happy to do a new line on Tallac.

North lines looking pretty good:


Round top in back with HOG in front:


Ralston and various gnar:


Pyramid, Price, etc:


Dicks, Janine, etc:


Yup, Tahoe is rad:




Solo skier dropped the "ladies entrance" about 1/2 hour before we got there. That name is a severe disservice as you can see by the photo. He got up there early and got it before it got it good before it got too warm:


Same solo mystery skier contemplating something in a sweet location. Guy made a really cool link up with some clever traversing:


Our line. First time doing The Cross direct. The same skier had chopped out a small hole to look into it and we widened it so we could get in without having to air:


About to take the express route to South Lake:


In! Snow up high was variable from one side to the other but enough soft stuff to keep it manageable:




Buffy edging her nose out over the abyss:








Steep!






Some good deep pow lingering near bottom of chute:


Buffy gettin' the goods in the shade:


Milking the pow on the shady side. Regular footers heel side slashing fun!:






Slarvin' some sticky porn:

Great shots, Brooks. Thanks for sharing... getting my enjoyment vicariously here ;)

Thanks for posting. It really is appreciated. Took a newbee up there Friday... Snowboard on flimsy pack, snowshoes plowing through variable breakable crust... It was a valiant sight :D Great day, introducing a new bright spark to the backcountry...He'll be back, with a splitboard. Cheers, glen

NICE! The TR stoke has been lacking this year... really love seeing shots of these familiar spots.

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Nice Brooks! New camera is sweet too...

Can't believe how different that looks than last year due to coverage. Looks even spicy-er now due to how narrow it is! Great work. As a separate matter, I have zero days touring this year. Been a rough winter between the lack of snow, great biking weather and a ridiculous amount of work-stuff going on. At least someone is getting out!

April 9th last year:

wow, I can't believe that's this season. Those last two storms really filled stuff in. Looking into desolation right now is all white.

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