Skiing 1 O'Clock and Un-stucking Some Trucks
The Line: 1 O'Clock Face , ~40° max The Mountain: Broken Top , 9,175', Oregon Cascades December 20, 2024 Photo: Julian Brastow. Oregon weather did the Oregon weather thing again: dump feet of snow in a few days and then, just when everyone is gearing up for some bluebird pow days, rain. And rain hard. The COAC report said that the snow line had been somewhere between 7,500-8,000 feet, which ruled out just about everything within 90 minutes of Bend except the Sisters and good ol' Broken Top. For this mission I enlisted the wildland firefighter/Mt. Bachelor lifty dual threat, Julian Barstoolian. What he lacks in experience, he makes up for in fitness and a willingness to go along with whatever I say. Headed towards the crater with Julian's lair behind. The lack of fresh snow made my Moonbike a little hot under the collar on the ride in, but she still dragged Julian up those hills without complaint. We parked along Trail #7 near the Broken Top TH and started skinning. W...
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