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could be to do it like
your Grandpa (or the
10th Mountain Division)
did back in the 1940s,
and hoof it to the top.
If you head out
hiker's left from the end
of the highest reaching
T-bar the first leg is an
easy walk. From there
the peak of the mountain
will be in clear view and
your heart will start racing as you find yourself
out of view of civilization and surrounded by
untracked snow. Stay
left and work your way
up the side of the left
peak; from there you can
consider going for the
summit.
In my excitement
I tried to take a shorter
and steeper route and
was soon reminded that
I spend more weekends
sleeping in than I do in
the backcountry. This
time the racing heart
was from exhaustion. So
the peak with its wild
rocks and cornices will
have to wait for another
trip. Those making it
only halfway up the first
peak will still be rewarded with some steep,
challenging terrain.
The tough stuff
then gives way to a little
meadow. On skier's
right will be the friendly
confines of Shapka resort. To the left after the
meadow will be a great
little gladed area with
trees wide enough apart
to ski through, but close
enough to shade the
snow and keep it soft.
Going skier's left will
reward you with some
great steep turns but at
the end you may be met
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