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La Nyctale cabin. a true refuge from the strong icy winds.

Tending fire/adding snow for drinking water/ checking over gear/ just sitting around. that about sums up the nights. what a nice change

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Day three. heading off the summit generally northbound on La Lac trail. 100' visibility, screaming winds and blowing snow from the west. Here we got lost for a bit following "super family" and then made our way to the best glade skiing i've ever done. Videos are available but not on this site :-(

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Its not black and white...this is Full Colour for the mountains.

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La Croisee. a semi hut. here we saw our new friends "Mckinley and buddy" who had left gear here for a push up to Mount Logan. Later we met up and found that they had failed due to high winds and white out conditions. This place can be serious.

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Mckinley and pal on their (doomed) lightweight summit bid.

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after finishing the most exilarating trail skiing of my life (far and away the most fun i've had in a long time. here we made the turn and headed up to La Carouge.

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Many runs were had up to the summit behind La Carouge. Glad skiing down on xc skis was safer and more manageable with skins. for ian and i that was the survivalists option :-)

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darkenss breeding insanity.

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Our little TV's were another souce of entertainment.

Boredom spurs inspiration.

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