Utah April, 2001

Brighton, Big Cottonwood Canyon

   
12" of new snow the night before, 48" of "pow" for the week.

       
Cold temperatures with falling snow throughout the day.


Atop Snake Creek Pass.


Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon

   
Devil's Castle & Sugarloaf in background.  Corn snow with warm, clear weather-- A great day to have free heels.


Toasting Alta on my 32nd birthday.  Mt. Baldy in the background.

Moab

   
                  The Hotel Off Center.                                                                          Practice Loop, Slickrock Trail.

   
Slickrock Bike Trail, 12 miles of  smooth, red rock.

   
                 Above Negro Bill Canyon, Slickrock Trail.                                             Abyss View Point, Slickrock Trail.


Slickrock Trail.

Westwater Canyon, Colorado River

   
Put-In:  Westwater Ranger Station, Take-out:  Cisco Landing, ~65 miles east of Moab.

   
A tastey lunch break.

   
Rapids include Funnel Falls, Last Chance, The Steps & Skull Rapid.

Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon

   
A bluebird day ~70*F with heavy, slow, "mashed potato" snow conditions.