Avalanche Gulch, Mount Shasta

Mt. Shasta and Shastina from the south // [o] @bjarnesalen

Mt. Shasta and Shastina from the south // [o] @bjarnesalen

 

Elevation: 14179’ 4322m

Aspect: Southwest

Vertical: 7100’

Coordinates: 41°24’33”N 122°11’41”W

First descent: Hvalstad, Trogstad, Red 1932

“Mount Shasta is a skier’s mountain. There are so many fantastic ski lines on its flanks it is difficult to say which ones are the best. Along with Avalanche Gulch, the Hotlum-Wintun Ridge and Whitney Glacier routes provide big vertical drops, stunning scenery and some of the best corn snow you will ever ski.” (FCSDofNA)

“Any proverb about weather is doubly true during a storm.”
— Terry Guillemets
Mt. Shasta is a lot of things to a lot of people. For skiers, it's seven-thousand vertical feet of perfect corn skiing on a late spring day. For Cody and Bjarne, it represents the end of Year 1 of The FIFTY.