Name: Rocky Point Return "Bowl"
Rating: 2.0

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Alta control work may prohibit entrance. Note* user feedback suggests slope angle is much steeper than 21 degrees, closer to upper 30 degrees.

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A 20-minute bootpack from Catherine's Saddle up Mt Tuscarora will get you to the saddle where you can ski out-of-bounds terrain and finish back in-bounds at Alta Resort.

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Heats quickly and is prone to slides in the bowl.

Description

The descent is off the saddle between Mt Wolverine and Mt Tuscarora. Avy conditions and heating need to be considered.

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Land Manager: USFS - Uinta, Wasatch & Cache National Forests Office

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Luu Kee with improvements by Thomas Beatty

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in Big Cottonwood

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in Utah

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Sunset Peak in the background, the south w shoulder of Mnt Tuscarora on the left of the screen

Mar 26, 2015 near Alta, UT

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Rocky Point Return "Bowl"

“Another option to return to Alta resort. ”

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10,515' 3,205 m

9,319' 2,840 m

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1,196' 365 m

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