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Dawn Patrol to Kessler East Bowl

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Since it hasn't snowed in a week, we figured we'd best choose a destination protected by difficult bushwacking. Kessler East Bowl was the perfect choice. (All the good shots in this posting were taken by Helmüt.)

After some some thick brush and a bit of climbing, we found soft snow all over the north faces. It never felt so good to be out of the shrubbery...

Helmüt enjoying quality recrystalized powder while avoiding mysterious humps in the thin snowpack.

Foothill enjoying quality recrystalized powder while avoiding mysterious humps in the thin snowpack.

Luckily, what there was to enjoy out-numbered what there was to avoid.

Here's Foothill, not too worried about not being at work.

Still not worried.

Hey Baby! Think my scholler pants are big enough for the two of us???

At the bottom of the run was this tiny section of bushwacking; the final crux of the day. Perserverance, eye protection, and occasionally covering ones genitals with ones hands were essential.