Fresh off last weekends avalanche course, my neighbor, friend and fell classmate Abe, wanted to head up early and ski Tumalo (across the road from Mt Bachelor) mountain this morning for his birthday! Hunter was up at the hill yesterday, Noah had a friend over, so I was able to head up.
Here is Tumalo mountain in the summer.
A trip up Tumalo mountain last winter in Jan 2016 (snow conditions were much much better today)
We got up there at 6:30 and headed out just as we got some nice morning alpen-glow on Mt Bachelor.
It was a cold morning but clear and beautiful as we headed to the top. Note in the first photo down low that is the parking lot at the main lodge of bachelor still empty at this time.
Couple shots of the top before taking our first run down the bowl on the north side.
Shots from the bowl (our first tracks)
Video - me laying some fresh tracks on a section of the bowl