Photo TR: Desolation Wilderness, 3/2/12 - Now with Video!

Eric O · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 5333 Location: Tahoe City

Friday morning was the first bluebird day after the storm, what a beautiful dawn.

I love it when Highway 89 looks like this -- closed at Emerald Bay and we have the Maggie's area all to ourselves.

We skinned up Eagle Creek to Maggie's Ridge and saw our objective, Janine's Peak, looking good:

We had a good view of the northwest side of Tallac.

Dick's Peak was looking mighty fine from the top of Janine's:

In fact pretty much everything was looking great out there...

Here's the Kalmia Bowl which we were about to ski.

Wish there had been time for laps up there.

Deep soft dry powder 2,000 feet down to Snow Lake.

Then all kinds of surface patterns as we ascended the southwest side of Maggie's Peak South.

About to summit

Looking back west over Desolation Wilderness

Freel Peak always gets the last light in South Lake Tahoe. North ridge of Tallac in the foreground.

Looking back at where we descended.

Emerald Bay and Cascade Lake turned into beautiful dark mirrors. Winds all day were calm.

Definitely not skiing the Dogleg chute this time...

But the run off the north side of South Maggie's was awesome powder. Blue and bluer...

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dakotakid · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 701 Location: Thalt Lake Thity

Beautiful place. Great shots. Thanks!

Trapp · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 164 Location: Outdoors

Great pics, awesome!
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fajimr · Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 1833 Location: N. Utah

gorgeous!
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Kerstin · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 1480 Location: South Vail Tahoe

Looks like it was a fantastic day!

adrenalated · Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 3765

Awesome. Thanks for that.
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Grant · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:20 am Post subject:

I'm so glad I clicked on this thread. Thank you, Eric O!
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gimpy · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 564 Location: slt

awesomeness eric. gotta pic of the n trees on tallac from atop s maggies??? its out of frame either to the right or left of a couple of your pics. last few days have been what we've been pining for and thanx for taking the time to share. glad to see yer still gettin after it

Eric O · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 5333 Location: Tahoe City

Thanks guys!

Gimpy, I probably do have that angle you're looking for, but I forgot the memory card at work and won't be back to get it until Tuesday. Coverage looked good enough to go there. Today I think Brooks Goodnight went to the area you're referring to and said it was pretty good, but the slog back around the corner to the front side was not so nice.

cesare · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:08 am Post subject:

ALWAYS LOVE the Eric O stoke!
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Chamonix · Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 1952 Location: VT near Jay Peak

Nice TR !

bcrider · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:26 pm Post subject:

Good stuff EO!

Took a splitter crew up Tallac on Sat and your tracks caught their attention from the ridge. Smile

Thanks for sharing the pics.
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Atomic Jet stick · Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 130

Very nice!

Chem Guy · Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 480 Location: Golden, CO

Great TR Eric O!

Fantastic pictures - love the dusk pictures!

Eric O · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 5333 Location: Tahoe City