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California/Nevada TRs - Monitor Pass Dusk Patrols

Stev

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Monitor Pass Dusk Patrol, April 7, 2016

When the timing and temperatures are right I can do some dusk patrol skiing up at Monitor Pass since it is only 30 minutes from my house up to Leviathan Peak. When the road is open and there is still enough remaining snow I can ski Monitor Pass after work.

Penny heads down below the Leviathan Peak Fire Lookout
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Makisha and Penny follow Stev
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Click here for more from April 7th: http://patchskiing.com/monitorpass040716.htm
 
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Monitor Pass Dusk Patrol, April 20, 2016

My wife and I went mountain biking up at the pass a couple of days earlier on April 18th. We saw some snow patches on different aspects than those I had skied earlier. Dookey67 also joined us.

Dookey67 bootpacking up toward Leviathan Peak Fire Lookout
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Dookey67 harvesting sweet corn snow
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Penny following Stev
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We found another aspect to ski.

Dookey67 carving down a ridge
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Stev slarving down a ridge
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Stev enjoying more of the corn snow harvest
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Dookey67 showing the trees the proper way to angulate
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Stev bootpacking up for another run
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Stev skiing into the sunset
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Dookey67 about to ski into my shadow
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Click here for more from April 20th: http://patchskiing.com/monitorpass042016.htm
 

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Nice!
 
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Monitor Pass Dusk Patrol, May 9, 2016.

After being closed due to some recent storm activity, Monitor Pass reopened yesterday. Due to the warmer daytime temperatures I opted for a later start to give the snow a chance to set up a bit.

I started my approach at 6:40 PM.

Here is a photo of the ridge of snow I skied.
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Penny:
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I also attempted some self-timer photos. Here is are three from a sequence:
1. Stev has to make a sudden hop due to Makisha's blocking manuever.
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2. Stev completes his hop turn and Makisha slides down.
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3. Penny joins Makisha in following my ski tails.
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I finished my mission at 7:50 PM.

Click here for a couple more photos from May 9th: http://patchskiing.com/monitorpass050916.htm
 
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Sometime in april on a normal year i assume?

Yes, if there is such a thing as normal. This season was considered average and it opened for a while in April only to be closed and reopened in May.
 

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