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Snowbird 12 May 2002

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Little Cloud Bowl

Little Cloud BowlAmerican Forks Twin Peaks. The cat track is Road to Provo and the groomed run at it's end is Mark Malu Fork
Gad II Ridge

Gad II Ridge Salt Lake Valley and the Oquirrhs beyond
Regulator Johnson Bowl

Regulator Johnson BowlLittle Cloud lift with tram tower and top terminal on ridgeline
Mark Malu Fork

Mark Malu Fork The only regularly groomed intermediate way down Little Cloud bowl
Sugarloaf Pass

Sugarloaf PassLooking east into Mineral Basin at Sugarloaf Pass. Alta is on the other side of the flat ridge in the center of the photo.
Mt. Baldy West

Mt. Baldy West The west side (Snowbird) of Mt. Baldy
Path to Paradise

Road to ProvoThe west side of Mineral Basin and the cat track access
Mineral Basin

Mineral Basin Looking down into Mineral Basin and American Fork Canyon beyond
Hidden Peak Summit

Hidden Peak SummitLittle Cloud lift on the left, Mineral Basin Express on the right, tram terminal out of sight just over the summit ridge.
Little Cloud Chutes

Little Cloud Chutes The steep chutes skiers' left of Mark Malu Fork
Lower MM Fork

Lower MM ForkThe last steep pitch of Mark Malu Fork leading back to the Little Cloud lift
Little Cloud Bowl from above Regulator Johnson

Little Cloud Bowl from above Regulator Johnson View from just north of the summit patrol shack
Beyond Snowbird

Beyond SnowbirdLooking west, with the top of the Gad Valley in the lower foreground. The White Pine area(back country) is just behind it. The ridge in the background is part of the Lone Peak complex. The Peifferhorn , aka Little Matterhorn, is visible on the left end of the ridge.
Gad Valley & LCC

Gad Valley & LCC Starting in the background...Salt Lake Valley, Lower Little Cottonwood Canyon, and Gad Valley
Chip's Run

Chip's RunThe initial pitch of Chip's Run, under the final span on the tram. A right turn before the tram tower keeps you on Chip's; a left turn sends you to Regulator Johnson; going straight thru a control gate gives access to the Peruvian Cirque.
Peruvian Cirque

Peruvian Cirque Looking back toward the Peruvian Cirque. Great Scott is the obvious chute directly under the tram car in this photo. The chute with the bottleneck below the tram tower and to the viewers' left of the large cliff is the Hourglass Chute. About a 50 degree pitch at the throat.
Primrose Path

Primrose PathThe middle steep pitch on the single black diamond Primrose Path.