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Ascent: 0' 0 m
Descent: -334' -102 m
High: 12,110' 3,691 m
Low: 11,776' 3,589 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 35% (19°)
Max Slope: 47% (25°)

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Long Canyon just before sunrise on a cold December morning.

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Long Canyon just before sunrise on a cold December morning.

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“This is a short and steep line down an avalanche gully.”

— J. Bella

Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Wilderness area, no mechanized equipment, drones etc.

Description

This is a fun line in a series of steep avalanche-prone gullies in the south-facing bowl at the head of Long Canyon. Strong winds deposit snow at the top of this ridge, and the gullies below act like a sluice and catch snow that forms vertical drifts in the terrain features.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Carson National Forest

Jun 12, 2019: Gurule Fire Update - June 13, 2019

Jun 11, 2019: Gurule Fire Update-June 12, 2019

Jun 9, 2019: Carson National Forest Monitoring Gurule Fire

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Long Canyon just before sunrise on a cold December morning.

Long Canyon just before sunrise on a cold Decem…

Ray Rose surfing the frozen waves in Long Canyon

Ray Rose surfing the frozen waves in Long Canyon

Lion's Kill from across the basin

Lion's Kill from across the basin

Waves and debris.

Waves and debris.

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