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Track for Alta via Gold Creek (winter attempt) - 16 miles, 3400ft gain
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Narrow bridge early on the Gold Creek trail
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Log crossing with a pile of snow
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The famous avalanche chute that goes up the other side of the mountain. There wasn't any activity yet this year.
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The big avalanche chute coming down.
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The Silver Creek crossing was particularly deep. It was hard to find a remotely suitable spot and I need crampons and ice axe to get down and up.
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View right after the split of the creek to Alaska Lake
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I had to cross Gold Creek again here, but the banks problematic again. It's not quite visible on the photo, but these are 6-7 feet
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Gold Creek and Kendall Peak
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Little waterfall in the upper basin of Gold Creek
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Kendall Peak
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Kendall Peak
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Kendall Peak
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One of several smaller avalanche chutes on the north side of Alta
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Bottom of a deep gully with a big wet slide in it. At higher elevation this chute is hard to cross. I had to go back down to cross.
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At ~5200ft on Alta
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Big icicles! These were 3-4 persons high!
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Beginning of the Box Ridge
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Thomson
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I think this is Three Queens across the ridge, but not sure
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Chikamin and the Four Brothers
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Chikamin
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Steeper area on Alta at ~5400ft
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Huckleberry, Chikamin and Four Brothers
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Huckleberry
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Everything below Alta Pass is a slide path
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Kendall Peak in the late afternoon
