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Ptarmigan Glacier, in all it's glory, mid-February .. steepness goes easier-to-harder left-to-right (though snow conditions may drive your line more than slope angle).
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Looking down skis about halfway down the couloir.
Halfway down the Glacier, making money turns.
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Jake Albright
Feb 19, 2023 near Grand Lake, CO
“Ptarmigan Glacier, in all it's glory, mid-February .. steepness goes easier-to-harder left-to-right (though snow conditions may drive your line more than slope angle).”  

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Ptarmigan Glacier, in all it's glory, mid-February .. steepness goes easier-to-harder left-to-right (though snow conditions may drive your line more than slope angle).
Halfway down the Glacier, making money turns.
Climbing the southern aspect of the glacier (skiers right or climbers left) provides a mellow angle for bootpacking.
Looking down the lower apron of the glacier, and down into Lake Helene and the approach / ski out
Ptarmigan Glacier from just above Lake Helene, entering the gorge proper.
climbing the upper portion of the couloir - it's steeper up top.
Looking back from the top of the approach, near the fingers and the glacier ... note Notchtop Spire at left.
Looking down skis about halfway down the couloir.
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Ptarmigan Glacier

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Grand Lake, CO
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