Snowmass Hanging Valley Wall

If not ski a lap or two in reidar s trees.

Snowmass hanging valley wall.

This shows the hanging valley wall prominently in the foreground. Known in its early years as a cruiser s mountain snowmass reputation changed when ski patrollers gave up their sacred access to the valley. The ropes that shut off hanging valley from the rest of the world dropped in 1984 along with the hearts of many a patroller. Peter mcgill 703 views.

Snowmass ski area top to bottom run duration. Snowmass hanging valley wall runs sami byron hana kelly duration. The terrain is steep and there are sections of steep glades and cliff areas too. Snowmass hanging valley headwall area and the cirque s burn cliffs have served as big mountain competition venues and are considered the most difficult runs of all four aspen snowmass resorts.

Moreover a large portion of the high alpine terrain is designated as extreme. Unfortunately the camera collapses during a fall but the different angle is still kind of cool. It is considered extreme terrain and shouldn t be attempted by anything less than a strong intermediate skier. Ride alpine springs chair to get in position to ski the hanging valley wall.

Big sky montana top of the lone peak duration. The photo seen directly below was taken from the elk camp lift. As you approach the top look left to see if the wall is open yet. The two prominent areas for expert extreme skiing on this mountain are the hanging valley wall and the cirque.

When the rope drops head out to the wall and drop down roberto s gully to strawberry patch wall 1 or wall 2. Kyle descends a steep and narrow chute in snowmass. Snowmass 2011 carroll skiiing hanging valley wall duration.