02-24-07: Skiing the Gulf of Slides, Hillman's Highway

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Backcountry Skiing: Gulf of Slides and Hillman's Highway

02/25/07

Mount Washington, NH

Josh Hochberg, Patrick Allen

After spending the night at Intervale, drove to Pinkham Notch and were on skins by 8:30. Skinned to the Gulf of Slides in short order, booted up halfway and dug a couple pits to assess stability (favorable). Skied Gully #2 from top to bottom, then skied the middle, prime 50% of Gully #3 before climbing over the top of Boott Spur to get into Hillman's. Fought 50 mph winds going over the top and were treated to a great afternoon undercast over the Southern Presi's. Skied great windbuff on Hillman's, then returned to PNVC by the Sherburne.

--Pat Allen