Peaklet

I really didn't have much of a plan this morning other than to drive up the Buttermilk Road and hope to check on the possibility of south facing "corn" skiing.

Thankfully the road is driveable almost to the regular parking in the aspens. The creek crossing is ok. The sidehill section just past was a little scary owing to the early morning icy conditions.

I skinned up the road through the pretty Aspens.

The east bowl of Peaklet ended up as my target. The steepish entry was the crux of the day.

Above the throat the bowl opens up. Dark and moody over Wahoo way.

Sunny granite features near the top of the bowl. 

Looking down. Looking good!

Looking up to the summit of Peaklet and the top of the northeast couloir.

By noon the clouds were fleeing and the sun was bright. Mount Locke and the Wahoo gullies on the left and Peaklet with the bowl I skied to the right.

Beautiful afternoon in the upper Buttermilks.

The skiing was fair to good in the bowl. I started on faceted/wind eroded mostly soft snow then moved onto more south facing slopes. The best cooked snow was also quite shallow, but skied well. I liked the fast and easy exit too.  Solid fun!