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La Plata North Face

4/6/2015

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After I sort-of healed up from being sick, I was able to squeak out a 14er before I left Colorado to head back north to Montana.  I teamed up with local badass and former COBS employee Rohan Roy.  After working together last spring, we have been talking about trying to ski together ever since.  We were both psyched on the idea of La Plata's steep North Face so we went to check it out.
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Rohan Roy skinning towards La Plata's north ridge
    After getting the top, we discussed our descent options and settled for a steep technical line that we were "pretty sure" skied through.  After about 200 vertical feet of steep chalk skiing, we realized we were headed into a definitive close-out. 
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    Although we brought a rope with us, we opted to hike back up and out to try to find a more pure line of descent. After little talk we settled for a different line that skied directly off the summit.  
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Rohan skiing the upper section of La Plata's North Face.
    Although the snow was a little grabby, we took advantage of the blue-bird weather and milked the goodies all the way out.
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Although I developed bronchitis a few days later from pushing it too hard to early, I would say the day was well worth it.  Thanks Rohan for a great day out skiing!
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