Tioga Road
Tioga
Rd., open and clear to just before the Yosemite gate.
photo by
Jeff Huber
Where are we?
A GPS
is no substitute for a good map.
Lee Vining
Canyon
Climbing up the Fantail Gullies, a view opens up toward
the east, with Tioga Peak, Ellery Bowl, and Mono Lake in the
distance.
photo by
Jeff Huber
Touring the High Country
With shovel
firmly attached to my pack, I skin toward the northern rim of the
bowl.
Ben turns 'em down through
the "pow."
A Hard Day's Work
We
admire our accomplishments.
photo by Jeff
Huber
I can ski!
A rare photo of me making actual
turns. This is a lead change.
A Day Well
Spent
Looking back after the descent to Fantail Lake. Our ski
descent began at the top of the ridge at center.
Gliding Home
Touring
along Lee Vining Creek to waiting cars, buried beer, and a long drive
home.
photo by Jeff Huber
Approach
Starting from the Saddlebag
Lake Rd. turnoff (9,500'), we ski up Lee Vining Creek toward the
east-facing bowls of False White Mountain.
Climbing up the ridge between
Lee Vining Creek and Fantail Lake. We didn't hang out under that
cornice.
Destination?
Ben
appreciates the high eastern bowl of False White Mountain as it
appears over the lip of the gully.
Tele-Tracks
I make
three ungraceful but sweet turns through soft, windblown snow. Ben
and Jeff are climbing higher up.
Jeff turns 'em down through
the "pow."
photo by
Jeff Huber
Graceful Exit
Ben and I traverse toward
the Spuller Lake drainage, with the bowl (and our tracks) in the
background.
photo by Jeff
Huber
Harvest
Ben harvests soft corn in the Spuller
Lake drainage. A thousand feet of excellent soft snow lead from here
down to Fantail Lake. Enjoy an 1.5M AVI
movie of his skiing.
Mt. Dana
Mt. Dana seen
from Fantail Lake.