Crust Skiing the South Fork Valley of Eagle River

April was pretty much a dud for crust skiing, which was fine by me because I couldn’t have gone anyway.  Fortunately, the crust improved just when I was ready to go again.  But now it’s May, which means snow is going fast.  Gotta get it while it lasts!

Tim, Benji and I explored the South Fork of Eagle River.  It was a little patchy before getting to Eagle and Symphony Lakes, but really good beyond that.  We explored the valley behind Symphony Lake quite a bit and climbed up into a cirque before turning around.  Then we crossed over to Eagle Lake, but we didn’t make it too far up that valley before coming across a brown bear sow and two cubs.  The crust was already starting to soften, so we decided that was a good place to turn around and head back.

For some reason, I thought I had left my camera at home.  But then I found it in my backpack halfway through the ski.  Duh.

Tim was smart enough to know that he had his camera with him the whole time.  So he got a lot more pictures.

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