I got a text from my buddy Rick last night. He was itching to tour after a long trip to Baja, so we made plans to ski Bishop Creek. I didn't have any great ideas for routes there, but on the drive up he suggested Jawbone Canyon - which has been on my mind a bit lately.
Seemed about as good as anything, so up we went. The bottom of the canyon is filled in nicely, but the snow is mighty firm. We booted up for a bit, following a previous track. Better than skittering around on skis!
The head of the canyon was dramatically wind affected. We wound our way up to the ridge back right. Skinning was decent here.
Down canyon view.
Looking over to the top of Table.
We reached our high point where we had incredible views and were generally sheltered from the north breezes. Looking southwest.
West
We found some decent turns on this panel, but skiing was generally fair to poor up high.
Above this glade we found good skiing, but the open slope was also fairly wind affected.
Rick sets up for the last pitch.
Real nice skiing here.
A mixed bag for skiing, but the great scenery and pleasant companionship made for a quality day.
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