Sunday, January 11, 2015

Bear Trap Fork- 1.10.2015

I have hiked this area in the summer, but have never visited Bear Trap Fork in the winter. We made an early start up the fork with partly cloudy skies. The morning had mild temps from the recent high pressure, it has sopped in all the valleys with inversions. We made our climb through the meadows and aspens as we moved up through the basin. After winding up through the trees on variable condition snow, we eventually made our way to the top of the drainage. We decided to climb the glades in the basin, as the snow up high was still soft and powdery. We had a fun run to the bottom, then ran the trees and meadows on the way out. It was a really fun day up in this area, one that I would love to return to. Enjoy the small video edit I put up and Pray 4 Snow!

Bear Trap Fork 1.10.2015 from Christian Paul on Vimeo.

4 comments:

  1. Great little video! That is one of my favorite hikes!

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  2. Thanks John! This was my first winter accent of this drainage. It is beautiful both winter and summer up there. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  3. I'll have to try this area out hiking. Never been there before.

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  4. It is beautiful and really quiet in the summer. I had never done a winter tour up here, but the same experience as when I hiked it. On a splitboard, obviously snow added to the equation.

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