the kokanee adventure come to a close......

if you want to go straight to the photos...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cragbetty/sets/72157623778091554/


day eight....4/2/10
        avi forecast: considerable
        weather forecast: 30% snow        flurries
        snow accumulation: 4cm
        storm total: 4cm        (new storm system)
        area: tanal peak, happy valley.


we hiked towards tanal peak with the goal of summiting the thing and then skiing down something in the area called happy valley. we wanted to head to an area that isn’t too steep (35+) and would have enough stuff that twelve people and tear it up. it snowed the entire day and powder was light, deep and sick. our groups yo-yo-ed a section of the the valley. we were socked in the whole day. not much sun...very little photos..but we got deep sick pow!

looking into happy valley

day nine....4/3/10
        avi forecast: considerable
        weather forecast:mix sun and clouds, 60% chance of snow flurries
        snow accumulation: 28cm
        storm total: 38 cm        (new storm system)
        area: hut, outbound...


are we really gonna get out? it’s been snowing since we got up. will the whirlybird fly today? huh? if we don’t, it’ll cut everything very very close!



day nine....4/4/10
        avi forecast: considerable
        weather forecast:mix sun and clouds, 20% chance of snow flurries
        snow accumulation: 3cm
        storm total: 41 cm        (new storm system)
        area: hut, outbound...

morning of actual departure....it's clear!

nope...we didn’t get out yesterday. today, the weather was clearer here at the hut....and eventually the whirlybird came...

landing!

in the bird and loading cargo!

we made it back to spokane just in time for the first of our group to fly out.

our awesome group!! (photo by steve h's timer on his camera)