Other notes:
Snow: Like I said, there are ample amounts of snow in the LPL area. I did my glissading/self arrest practice around 9:30am. The sun was definitely on the slopes. But the snow was hard, not super slushy. I didn't have crampons, but I wasn't worried, it was my intent to slip on the snow...and I did. To get to the high point, I really had to kick in steps. Fortunately, someone had been there before and had made some steps for a decent portion of the ascent. When I looked back up the hill, I could barely make out my glissade track. I just wasn't moving that much snow.
Lone Pine Lake: It is beautiful and very full. I have always been able to walk along the north side of the lake to get to the ridge to get cell reception...no joy. You'll have to go up on the ridge above the lake for that. The south side of the lake has a mini glacier overhanging the lake....some people have made a trail across it. I think I'll avoid that one. There aren't a lot of dry campsites at the lake. The runoff has made for a great water source, but a really lousy camping area (except of the little spot that was perfect for my one-man tent).
Glissading: Was a blast
Self-Arrest: Was not that big of a deal. However, I noticed that I was letting my arm extend out so that my body weight was not over the head. This became significant on a steeper incline when I wasn't really stopping. When I pulled my body up over the head, I stopped very quickly.
SPOT: I think that the SPOT may have been as lost as me at times. There are tracks on there that don't make a lot of sense and where I am pretty sure I never ventured.
I finally had a ranger ask for my permit. A guy named Chris who was heading to outpost to prep the area for a volunteer group coming up to do trail maintenance next week.
Last edited by tdtz; 06/25/11 05:56 PM.
