Mill D North Fork

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2.4 mile 3.8 kilometer point to point
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Easy

Elevation

Ascent: 1,358' 414 m
Descent: 0' 0 m
High: 8,732' 2,661 m
Low: 7,374' 2,248 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 11% (6°)
Max Slope: 25% (14°)

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Avalanche risk for Nov 26, 2017: Low

Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features. Natural and human-triggered avalanches unlikely.

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Weathering Heights

0.4 mi 0.6 km • -669 ft Descent • -204.02 m Descent

Short Swing

0.5 mi 0.9 km • -1,295 ft Descent • -394.63 m Descent

This was taken from the top of the cone looking north. Runs drop from the peak seen on the ski-line into the Lake Desolation drainage, but they are steep and much more avalanche-prone than PP3.

Powder Park III

0.3 mi 0.5 km • -523 ft Descent • -159.56 m Descent

Approaching Reynolds from the NE Ridge

Reynolds East Face

0.2 mi 0.3 km • -307 ft Descent • -93.47 m Descent

Lots of nice tracks and some sloppy tracks in the middle. Guess which ones are mine.

Powder Park

0.2 mi 0.3 km • -353 ft Descent • -107.51 m Descent

(1) Snyderv…, UT

This was taken at the start of the Powder Parkin ski run looking south. The drainage shown is the Powder Park 1 area. More great skiing can be had left of the photo (out of view.) Desolation Lake is over and behind the ridge front and center.

Powder Parkin

0.2 mi 0.4 km • -312 ft Descent • -95.09 m Descent

(1) Snyderv…, UT

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“East, low angle tour that connects you to tons of moderate terrain.”

— Ben Haas

Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Description

This is a great skin track, especially if you are new to touring or like to get out and dawn patrol before work. This area is known for it's relative avalanche safety, and is a perfect place to go on a higher risk day. There is usually a lot of traffic at this trailhead because there are so many great places to ski. On a big powder day, the spruces lot will be bustling before 5:30 am.

From the Spruces Campground parking lot (approximately 9.7 miles from the Big Cottonwood Canyon park and ride) walk across the road to the bus stop sign and begin skinning up a cabin access road that is gated in the winter. About a quarter mile up the road there will be a gated trail on the left. This road will connect with the Mill D North Fork trail and bring you all the way to Dog Lake. There is a split in the trail about half way up; the left fork is Mill D and will go to Dog Lake, and the right fork will bring you to Desolation Lake.

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Land Manager: USFS - Uinta, Wasatch & Cache National Forests Office

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in Big Cottonwood

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WARNING: This video contains extreme skiing of the awesomest kind. Parent guidance is suggested.

Mar 9, 2019 near Alta, UT

A mother and her calf—never get between them! Go way off the trail and around them. Here, the mother is on the skin-track, and I made my own track on the other side of the drainage.

Feb 18, 2019 near Alta, UT

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