Bonneville Peak - Bannock County, Idaho

Casey and I drove up to Pebble Creek ski resort Saturday morning. I bought a one ride pass and we rode up the main chair lift. We then hiked up to the ridge between Skyline Peak and Bonneville Peak following a skin track through the frosted trees. Just before we reached the ridge we were passed by an split boarder. While on the ridge heading toward Bonneville Peak we were passed by a telemarker. They were the only other backcountry folks we saw all day. Near Bonneville Peak we saw the split boarder. He was ready to go off the back side to what he called the Super Bowl. The fog was thick and we couldn't see the terrain but we followed him anyway. The ski shot off the backside was awesome. About 1,200 feet of vertical in mostly open terrain with what seem to be the perfect steepness. The snow was skiable but a bit crusty on top. The snow continued to improve the further we dropped. The visibility also improved. At the bottom of the run we saw the split boarder transitioning for the skin up so Casey and I started to skin up as well. We were able to follow his tracks. We stopped about 300 feet from the ridge to have lunch. We then skinned to the ridge and over to Skyline Peak. We transitioned again and skied in to Stacey's Bowl. We got some decent powder in the trees above the resort and then skied the groomer out to the car. I'm guessing that we climbed about 2,000 feet of vertical today. A real nice effort for Casey's first tour. Hopefully I can travel to Idaho again soon and do it again with Casey.