Tower & East Storm
Date: 05/02/2023
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Gladstone Water Treatment Plant
Distance: 8m
Elevation Gain: 4650ft
Duration: 5hrs 30min
I had attempted East Storm a couple of times within the past two weeks and did not summit for one reason or another. I finally got to the top on a solo mission. There are a few images from those outtings in this gallery.
A great little tour with three ski lines for the price of two summits
8m - 4650ft - 5hrs 30min
Storm and East Storm looking impressive from Velocity Basin
Junior and I skinned to just short of the top of Tower Couloir on East Storm
Storm Peak and Grande Couloir while ascending East Storm
The tower on East Storm's Tower Couloir
Traversing the east face of East Storm to the summit
Storm Peak from the summit of East Storm
Was stoked to be on East Storm's summit. In the past few weeks I had skied Tower Couloir twice without summiting.
Next stop Tower Mountain across the way
After skiing East Storm's east face I skinned and booted Tower Mountain's north ridge to the summit.
Storm and East Storm from Tower Mountain
Grand Turk and Sultan to the south
Sneffels and the Yankee Boys
A view east to Dome Mountain
Time to ski Tower's north east couloir
After skiing I contoured around to the north and climbed this pitch before skiing what I think was 'Meatball Couloir' back to Velocity Basin
Junior skiing Tower Couloir on East Storm into Velocity Basin
East Storm
East Storm and Tower Couloir on the left