Little Middle Sister Col: New bolts

Quick report

Weather

warm, windy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

powder, wet, crusty, heavy, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

We skied up the south facing slope to the col between the little and middle sisters. We added 3 protection bolts to a left-trending ramp to reach an existing rappel anchor (2 pins + bolt) on the little sister side of the col. From here, there is 10m of easy snow climbing to reach the col. We dropped down the north side for mostly excellent skiing with some rocks hiding beneath the surface. This now makes for a nice circumnavigation ski tour of the little sister with a 30m rope, several quick draws and a little bit of 5.4 climbing. With the recent heat, I don't think the snow on the south side of this route will last the week this season, but a highly recommended tour when conditions present themselves.