Right Gully with Erik

Erik and I were looking for something to do, so we schlepped up to Tuck's on Tuesday in spite of marginal conditions. Thanks to Annmarie for taking care of the dog AND the baby.

Freddie Fungus took a lichen to Allie Algae, and now their marriage is on the rocks.

See also: http://wegotthebeet.bandcamp.com/track/love-song-of-freddy-fungi-and-alice-algae

freddy fungus and allie algae took a lichen to each other 
they like to work together; cooperation like no other 
their romance is slowly burning 
but there's no separating 
this lichen couple in love..... 

Skinning up the right side of the bowl, avoiding exposure to suspect E facing aspects.

Bluebird.

Looking up Right Gully, our objective.

Tropical.

The entrance is steep any bony in this low-snow year.

We were staying on old, hard surface due to avalanche concerns, but still slipped in a few soft turns.

The creek which leads into the Little Headwall was basically out, so we followed the upper Tuckerman Ravine trail to the connection cache and entered the watercourse from there. After sketching along for several hundred feet of rocks and crumbling snowbridges over the stream, for sidestepped back to the hiking trail. We then could see that we should have gone high right. We still wanted to get some of the good stuff which did exist on LH, so we dropped off the hiking trail again for three glorious powder turns followed by 5 min of preposterous bushwhacking on a 40+ degree slope.

Erik emerging onto a rock after the 'schwack.

Point 'em.

Gettin' after it. 

We skied some excellent snow from here down the Sherburne Trail until we hit the mank line--the lower mountain was in hot sun, well above freezing, all day--then skinned up, skied the upper Cutler, then finished out on the Sherburne.