The fantastic late winter snowpack made the trip up Peterson Creek like a cake walk. The trail is skied-in well with apparently a dozen or so old tracks in the past week, and 8 backcountry powder seekers in the drainage today. J-Rock, Jesse, Matt and yours truly enjoyed one of those trips where weather, snow and terrain came together in a way that will endure in our memories of great ski days.
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Jesse in Powdermania
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We skied to the glacial headwaters of Peterson Creek and ascended a couloir too steep to skin.
An avalanche had flowed down a half mile of the upper reaches of Peterson Creek at a relatively low inclination, roughly 15 degrees. The momentum and force of the slide to flow so far at a low angle was shocking.
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| Turnagain Arm |
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| Matt Liking It |
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Jon Landing It
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An avalanche had flowed down a half mile of the upper reaches of Peterson Creek at a relatively low inclination, roughly 15 degrees. The momentum and force of the slide to flow so far at a low angle was shocking.
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