Mar 3, 2006
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The drop-in atop one of the chutes in the Carbonate Cliffs area of Snowbird. If you're on the GadZoom chairlift, it's the cliff area on the right, about a third of the way up.
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 3, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque at Snowbird
An Upper Cirque Chute
Mar 3, 2006
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I decided to ski this 40 to 45-degree chute. Although it was steep, the snow conditions were surprisingly excellent, and it was wide enough to make it practical for me to ski. The snow was a bit firm, but very grippy and soft enough to make it a blast to ski.
Cirque Chute
Mar 3, 2006
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A bottom-up view of the chute I skied
The Upper Cirque
Mar 3, 2006
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A view of the Upper Cirque from further down. I skied the same run the person at the top of this photo is skiing.
The Upper Cirque
Mar 3, 2006
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The Upper Peruvian Cirque from below. Great Scott (Snowbird's classic proving ground) is the chute at the far left of the photo.
The Salt Lake Valley from Snowbird
Mar 5, 2006
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The Salt Lake valley (4,500 feet) from the top of the Little Cloud lift (10,830 feet) at Snowbird
The American Fork Twin Peaks
Mar 24, 2006
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The American Fork Twin Peaks from Hidden Peak at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Gad Valley from Hidden Peak
Mar 24, 2006
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The view into the Gad Valley from Hidden Peak at Snowbird Resort. The Knucklehead Traverse goes from left to right at the center of the photo.
Silver Fox and Primrose Path
Mar 24, 2006
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Upper Silver Fox (the right side of the face) and upper Primrose Path from Chip's Run at Snowbird Resort
Mount Superior
Mar 24, 2006
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Mount Superior stands tall above the Phone 1 Flats seen from the lower portions of upper Primrose Path at Snowbird Ski Resort
Silver Fox
Mar 24, 2006
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Silver Fox's chutes (left of center), North Chute (right of center) and Hanging Bowl, which sweeps from right to left underneath the large cliff in the top right center of the photo, from the Phone 1 Flats. These are some of Snowbird's more difficult lines.
North Chute
Mar 24, 2006
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North Chute (right), Silver Fox (center), and Primrose Path (the slope behind the steep face in the foreground of the photo) from the Phone 1 Flats at Snowbird Ski Resort.
North Chute and Silver Fox
Mar 24, 2006
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North Chute (right) and Silver Fox's chutes (left) from the Phone 1 Flats at Snowbird Ski Resort. Primrose Path is in the background, behind the steep face.
The Peruvian Gulch
Mar 24, 2006
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The view from Chip's Bypass of the difficult terrain (in the background) that feeds into the Peruvian Gulch from Hidden Peak at Snowbird Ski Resort.
Snowbird's Classic Terrain
Mar 24, 2006
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From left to right (in the background): Primrose Path/Silver Fox, North Chute, Hanging Bowl, Great Scott and the Upper Cirque from Chip's Bypass at Snowbird Ski Resort.
Mount Superior and Anderson's Hill
Mar 24, 2006
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Mount Superior (top left) rising tall above Snowbird from the top of Anderson's Hill.
Great Scott and the Upper Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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Great Scott (center) and the Upper Cirque (right) from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
Mount Baldy
Mar 24, 2006
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Mount Baldy from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Gad Valley
Mar 24, 2006
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The Gad Valley from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort. Boundary Bowl (center) and Thunder Bowl (rght) drop from the ridge in the middleground, with the Pfeifferhorn rising distinctly in the background, at left.
Mount Superior and the Cirque Traverse
Mar 24, 2006
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Mount Superior rises tall above a more tame section of the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Gulch
Mar 24, 2006
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From left to right: Chip's Run, Primrose Path, Silver Fox, North Chute, Hanging Bowl, Great Scott and the Upper Cirque from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Mar 24, 2006
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Little Cottonwood Canyon and the Salt Lake Valley from far along the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Gulch
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Gulch and the Peruvian Cirque (right) from far along the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque from far along the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
Little Cloud Bowl
Mar 24, 2006
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Little Cloud Bowl from the top of the Gad 2 chairlift at Snowbird Ski Resort. The Knucklhead Traverse is on the right side of this photo.
Regulator Johnson
Mar 24, 2006
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Regulator Johnson, the Little Cloud chairlift and Little Cloud Bowl (right) from the top of the Gad 2 chairlift at Snowbird Ski Resort
Anderson's Hill
Mar 24, 2006
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Anderson's Hill and the Tower 3 Chutes (top) from near the top of the Peruvian lift at Snowbird Ski Resort
Snowbird's Peruvian Gulch
Mar 27, 2006
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Snowbird's Peruvian Gulch from Little Cottonwood Canyon Road. Primrose Path, Silver Fox, North Chute, Hanging Bowl, Great Scott, Upper Cirque, Anderson's Hill, Dalton's Draw, Phone 3 Shot and Chip's Face are all clearly visible in the photo (generally from left to right, top to bottom) in this photo.
Snowbird Proper
Mar 27, 2006
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Snowbird's Peruvian Gulch from Little Cottonwood Canyon Road. Primrose Path, Silver Fox, North Chute, Hanging Bowl, Great Scott and Upper Cirque are clearly visible in the background of the photo. The corner of Anderson's Hill is visible in the middleground at the far right of the photo. Phone 3 Shot (hidden behind two of the pine trees in the foreground) and Chip's Face are visible at the bottom right corner of the photo.
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