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touring & backcountry
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 Moonrise over West Kip
|  Looking east from the summit of West Kip
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 This is what I came for....the West Kip powder field!
|  Skinning back to Nine Mile Burn with the lights of Edinburgh in the background
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 Skiing by headtorch..great fun!
|  West Kip in full winter garb
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 Looking for Pablos's powder tracks from yesterday
|  Skins on from the car park again. Good coverage and depth of snow at low altitude (270m)
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 Unscientfic snow depth test!
|  Mini cornice/wind lip starting to form in strong E wind
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 Full coverage in all directions
|  Unstable cornice fracture
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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Parked car at Nine Mile Burn just off A702. Climbed West Kip and returned via moonlight and torchlight(!) to Nine Mile Burn via route of ascent.
:: Weather Conditions
Temp -1c at car. Strong E wind above 400m. Good visibility in the main before darkness descended!
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Excellent snow coverage. Best snow on S and E aspects. Small cornices starting to form in one or two areas facing W.
:: Skiers/Riders
HighRustler
Report Edited Once. Last edited by HighRustler: 2009-12-29 23:00:16
This report was posted by HighRustler at 20.42hrs on Tue 29th Dec 09
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