Saturday, August 16, 2008

MINERAL BASIN TO ALTA HIKE

I decided to go to work early and explore more terrain on my own mountain. So I took the Peruvian Chairlift up to our tunnel and explored back in Mineral Basin. I took a trail to a pass that overlooks both Alta and Mineral Basin with Mt. Timpanogos in the far distance.
I snowboard over this entire grove of trees and I never knew it








Still snow on August 14


Our tunnel takes you back into Mineral Basin. Its the first of its kind in North America, and actually takes you from Salt Lake County into Utah County.

Coming out to Mineral Basin
Sugarloaf Peak
Thats the trail Im about to go hike. It leads to Sugarloaf Pass with views of
Alta and Mineral Basin
Wildflowers are everywhere






Amazing view




Sugarloaf Peak
Panoramic view of Mineral. On the far right
you can see Hidden Peak with the Tram dock, and just left to that
you see the American Fork Twin Peaks.


Yay for Alta
View of Alta from Sugarloaf Pass
Devils Castle in distance. Thats the mountain that sat behind Cecret Lake (Below Post)


The valley from 10,400 ft

Standing on Sugarloaf Pass


creek
Coming down the lift looking at the entire Snowbird Village

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