1.5 km away
Argenta - W Couloir
A big fun run off of Kessler Peak with some great chute and trees skiing involved.
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 3.5 km
- Ascent
- 18 m
- Descent
- 1.1 km
Georges is the classic powder bowl lower down in Cardiff Fork.
Ski Touring Difficult
Georges is one of the classic powder bowls in the Wasatch Backcountry. It can be accessed by parking at the Cardiff Fork (Mill D South) trailhead and following the old mining road south up into the enormous basin. Follow the road past Doughnut Falls and trend right if the trail/road branches off. Make sure avalanche conditions are low because you'll be passing underneath some huge avalanche paths from Kessler Peak. Just past these open avalanche debris clearings you'll branch off into the woods on your right hand side, W. Weave your way through the trees avoiding steeper open sections until you reach the ridge.
From here you can lap the area using your skin track. This is some excellent mid-angle tree skiing. Then back down and out of Cardiff Fork. Or, drop over the ridge for some good runs down and out of Mineral Fork, and hitch-hike back up to your car. Make a note that the Wasatch Powderbird Guides heli-skiing operation flies this area often so you may encounter them on certain days.
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
1.5 km away
A big fun run off of Kessler Peak with some great chute and trees skiing involved.
Difficult Ski Touring
1.9 km away
This is the huge avalanche path that's visible from the road on the N slope of Kessler Peak.
Difficult Ski Touring
1.9 km away
Virginia Slims is the fun dogleg chute next to the more popular Old Growth chute in the lower reaches of Cardiff Fork.
Difficult Ski Touring
1.9 km away
Old Growth chute is a mini classic that provides great rock wall lined ambience and easy access.
Difficult Ski Touring
5.2 km away
Stairs Gulch is 4,000 feet long, serious with a combination of a steep, technical chute and a flat, more mellow finish.
Difficult Ski Touring
5.5 km away
Scotty's is a classic north facing roadside attraction in upper Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Difficult Ski Touring
7.2 km away
Access from Brighton to backcountry zones like Patsy Marley and Wolverine Cirque.
Moderate Ski Touring
7.7 km away
Probably the longest, most consistent rock-lined chute in the Wasatch if you're into that sort of thing.
Severe Ski Touring
8.2 km away
Major Tom is a steep and sporty couloir in a remote corner of the Wasatch that can have a few rappels to navigate!
Extreme Ski Touring
9.2 km away
The Dresden is one of the longest and most continually steep faces in the Wasatch.
Severe Ski Touring
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