So, on January 4th, Killaine & I put our skis on our backs, walked down our street, then hiked up Mountain Highway to the gate at the end of the road.
Killaine hiking up Mountain Highway
From there, we skied up the road in decent snow conditions. After the 3rd switch back, we started breaking trail, then started optimizing our route by cutting the switchbacks.
Up in the forest
Our ultimate destination was the Grouse Mountain Area or Pipeline Pass, or somewhere around there. However, as we got higher, the forecast winds moved in. The heavy snow load in the trees had weakened some of the trees, and we started hearing and seeing big branches falling down. The final straw was when we saw a tree, about 12" in diameter, fall over. Not anticipating "tree fall hazard", we turned around and skied back home
All in all, a short but fun trip close to home - Mt. Fromme ski ascent in the future?
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