Heliotrope Ridge

26 November 2007

he·li·o·trope

1. Any of several plants of the genus Heliotropium, especially H. arborescens, native to Peru and having small, highly fragrant purplish flowers. Native to Peru and having small, highly fragrant purplish flowers.
2. Any of various plants that turn toward the sun.

Grahame Sasha and I headed up to Baker in a quest for snow. We made it to about 900m on the road before it became a bit too slippery and we parked the car. We walked along the trail all the way to the ridge, plenty of deadfall and a bit of ice made the trail a little interesting. Once in the alpine the scenery made up for the lack of snow quality. Blue skies and big mountains can make up for a lack of power quite easily. The skiing could be kindly described as variable.

Leaving the Car

The hard route

Boys on the Ridge

Lunchtime

Heliotrope Ridge

Sacha carving the bowl

A little bit of deadfall