1-2-17 Nugget Towers

Went up Nugget Valley/Nugget Creek to take a poke at looking at the base of the Nugget Towers to see if the two couloirs are skiable.  It appears they are.  Spring time could be a good time with a deeper snowpack, then find a nice cold night to freeze things in place, assuming the rockfall could be an issue.  Might go back there again some day to check it out once more.  Long, tedious walk, but good on a high danger day.

Nugget Towers with couloirs in question.

Little shelter near the end of the trail, at about the 3.6 mile marker from the beginning.

Mt Stroller white from Nugget Creek

Mt McGinnis

Mt Bullard, and the lines that you see from the airport.   These have a 1 mile approach to the base of the couloirs.  This couloir is the best line on the mtn, the others around the corner are more complicated and less aesthetic.

Stroller White above the Mendenhall lake and glacier.