11.09.08 Round Top, Carson Pass
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11.09.08 Round Top, Carson Pass
Allyson, Brian (Three31), and I drove from Reno to Carson Pass this morning. Upon arrival, we found about 3-4 inches of new snow on top of last week's deposit. At the parking lot, I ran into John, a friend I met in Argentina back in August. Small world. John was with his brother, Pat. So the five of us decided to ski together. From the pass, we skied south, passing the west side of Elphant's Back as we made our way to Winnemucca Lake, below Round Top. Coverage was decent, some shrubs were visible in the snow, a few rocks here and there, and evidence of wind-affected snow. The initial part of the route from the pass to the lake was first flat, followed by a couple hundred feet or so of elevation loss. By the time we made it to the lake, visibility was Northwest-ish (poor and foggy). We climbed to the northwest spur of Round Top, then up to 9700 ft., stopped for lunch, skied down to the lake, then climbed back to 9700 ft. for another run. Visibility was worse than the first run, but the snow was soft and boot-high in places. Some of us retraced our steps back to the car, and did not regret it! ;) Great day.
