Wet - Big Cottonwood

Forrest and I did the dawn patrol today. We met at LCC but the canyon was closed for avalanche work. We drove to BCC to meet and drive up to the Spruces. Our plan was to hike to the spot above Green's Basin where we had hiked before. We drove up the canyon in the dark. We were some of the first skiers/hikers in the parking lot. All the other skiers that we saw were headed across the road to start their hike. I quickly realized that I had left my skins in the car at the park and ride. Forrest was kind enough to drive me back down to get them. With the delay of LCC being closed and my skins forgetfulness we started hiking about an hour late. We were breaking trail pretty much all the way up too. We didn't make it to our goal when I ran out of time. We got a few nice turns in up high on a north aspect where the snow was soft enough. As we got lower and as we traversed onto more westerly facing slopes the snow became more dense and was very difficult to turn in. We skied a little too low and ended up in the Spruces campground group area then hiked to the parking lot. Great workout but the skiing was not too good.