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- Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:59 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Jackal to Fowler/Hilliard Attempt 2/2016
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Re: Jackal to Fowler/Hilliard Attempt
We did this route in reverse on Feb 3d. The descent from Fowler was uneventful. Thanks to some excellent trailbreaking by Al's group, and an additional 48 hours of good weather, the ascent up to Jackal via Pearl was quite enjoyable as was the descent back to Pando on the 4th.
- Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:50 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Estin to Gates not possible in deep snow Mar 23, 2016
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Estin to Gates not possible in deep snow Mar 23, 2016
We skiied up to Estin from Sylvan Lake on Mar 22 over icy crusted snow and were delighted to see the snow begin that evening. However, the 12+ inches we got through the night proved to be too much for our group of 3 to reach Gates the next day. We reached the intersection with the road back to Sylva...