May 31

Still interested in snow(sick, I know), but, knowing it hadn't froze in over a week, I went up LCC.

Alta in the morning.

frontside

Pretty view, looks lumpy.

I skinned to Cardiff pass, followed the ridge and descended LSB(black knob) and skinned to the top of Superior

Little Cottonwood panorama

lcc-panorama

Looking back up from the low angled rock slabs.

cardiac

Traversed around, ascending past Holy Toledo, back to the pass.

cardiff-pass

The snow is well consolidated "firn" snow. Slow as molasses. I waxed with quicky paste wax prior to each descent. Hazards are from loose rock fall, collapsing snow bridges, glide cracks, moats, runnels, taking a slider on the steeps etc.

country-lane

It would be nice to see a cool northerly flow, allowing a refreeze. Otherwise, there's always the esoteric 4th of July turns.

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