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Deseret Peak Twin Couloirs Ski Mountaineering
My wife and I skied the north-facing Twin Couloirs on Deseret Peak in June 2010. Visible from I80, these 1000' shots often hold good snow into the summer months. Deseret Peak is located in the Stanisbury Mountains west of Salt Lake City.
Entering the Wilderness
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My wife packing skis on the lower portions of the route
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The Objective, the Twin Couloirs
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Steep skinning on the apron
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Just below the western Twin
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The belly of the beast (western Twin)
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On top and in the middle of the Twins
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The reward! Skiing the steeper, tighter eastern Twin.
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Our signatures
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Me running across a creek at the end of the day (no, running doesn't make you any less wet).
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