Alex and I rocketed to Bishop from San Diego on friday night. We drove as far as my Subaru could make it into the Buttermilks before the snow got too deep. We Bivied next to the car and started cross country skiing towards the base of Basin Mountain around 715am. We got up into the East gully and snowboarded/skied down, reaching the car at about 430pm. It was effin glorious! We started under light cloud cover but once we gained about 2500 feet of elevation above the car, the entire Owen's River Valley lay beneath us, blanketed by clouds. It was cold in the shade of Basin Mountain's towering East faces, but it doesn't have to be fun to be fun. Punishment equals glory. http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8773/248789396_ZcCYZ-Ti.jpg http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/4247669_igppC/ 2008-01-29T03:15:09Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />early morning light</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248789396_ZcCYZ" title="early morning light"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8773/248789396_ZcCYZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="early morning light" title="early morning light" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:29:45Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8773/248789396_ZcCYZ-Th.jpg 2008-01-25 20:20:04 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />Alex</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248789448_99BaK" title="Alex"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8775/248789448_99BaK-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Alex" title="Alex" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:28:55Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8775/248789448_99BaK-Th.jpg 2008-01-25 20:20:18 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />Early morning colors</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248789499_GHr6q" title="Early morning colors"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8783/248789499_GHr6q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Early morning colors" title="Early morning colors" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:27:41Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8783/248789499_GHr6q-Th.jpg 2008-01-25 21:04:28 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />a lonely tree, with the owen's valley covered in clouds, and White Mountain peak in the distance</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248789782_mq5d6" title="a lonely tree, with the owen's valley covered in clouds, and White Mountain peak in the distance"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8834/248789782_mq5d6-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="a lonely tree, with the owen's valley covered in clouds, and White Mountain peak in the distance" title="a lonely tree, with the owen's valley covered in clouds, and White Mountain peak in the distance" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:31:39Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8834/248789782_mq5d6-Th.jpg 2008-01-25 22:55:50 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />Mt. Tom plays peekaboo with us</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248789834_iMk8K" title="Mt. Tom plays peekaboo with us"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8805/248789834_iMk8K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mt. Tom plays peekaboo with us" title="Mt. Tom plays peekaboo with us" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:30:28Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8805/248789834_iMk8K-Th.jpg 2008-01-25 21:16:56 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a> </p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248789860_7LzKG" title="MountainroadPhotography's photo"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8806/248789860_7LzKG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="MountainroadPhotography's photo" title="MountainroadPhotography's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:29:11Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8806/248789860_7LzKG-Th.jpg 2008-01-25 21:22:31 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />A (poor) tribute to Ansel</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248789969_2W27f" title="A (poor) tribute to Ansel"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8849/248789969_2W27f-Th.jpg" width="150" height="61" alt="A (poor) tribute to Ansel" title="A (poor) tribute to Ansel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:25:18Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8849/248789969_2W27f-Th.jpg 2008-01-26 04:38:12 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />A (poor) tribute to Galen Rowell</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248789991_HXXjB" title="A (poor) tribute to Galen Rowell"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8850/248789991_HXXjB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="66" alt="A (poor) tribute to Galen Rowell" title="A (poor) tribute to Galen Rowell" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:27:38Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8850/248789991_HXXjB-Th.jpg 2008-01-26 04:38:13 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />going up through clouds</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790021_GA5aH" title="going up through clouds"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8831/248790021_GA5aH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="going up through clouds" title="going up through clouds" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:29:19Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8831/248790021_GA5aH-Th.jpg 2008-01-25 22:43:21 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />Basin Mountain blowing smoke in our faces</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790041_Z3FBC" title="Basin Mountain blowing smoke in our faces"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8811/248790041_Z3FBC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Basin Mountain blowing smoke in our faces" title="Basin Mountain blowing smoke in our faces" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:28:40Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8811/248790041_Z3FBC-Th.jpg 2008-01-25 21:22:36 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />Alex (bottom right) skiing down to the car</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790094_Z89Yj" title="Alex (bottom right) skiing down to the car"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8868/248790094_Z89Yj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="Alex (bottom right) skiing down to the car" title="Alex (bottom right) skiing down to the car" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:27:10Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8868/248790094_Z89Yj-Th.jpg 2008-01-26 04:39:21 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />finally above the clouds</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790276_e2YWw" title="finally above the clouds"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8832/248790276_e2YWw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="finally above the clouds" title="finally above the clouds" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:30:34Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8832/248790276_e2YWw-Th.jpg 2008-01-25 22:55:29 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />me going up what would eventually be our descent route</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790428_mMrhd" title="me going up what would eventually be our descent route"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01736/248790428_mMrhd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="127" alt="me going up what would eventually be our descent route" title="me going up what would eventually be our descent route" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:24:22Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01736/248790428_mMrhd-Th.jpg 2008-01-27 05:48:38 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a> </p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790427_nPjYk" title="MountainroadPhotography's photo"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8837/248790427_nPjYk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="MountainroadPhotography's photo" title="MountainroadPhotography's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:26:52Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8837/248790427_nPjYk-Th.jpg 2008-01-26 01:10:06 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a> </p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790499_GrxET" title="MountainroadPhotography's photo"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8842/248790499_GrxET-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="MountainroadPhotography's photo" title="MountainroadPhotography's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:29:40Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8842/248790499_GrxET-Th.jpg 2008-01-26 01:13:34 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />notice Alex skiing in the bottom right</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790493_uamL2" title="notice Alex skiing in the bottom right"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8869/248790493_uamL2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="notice Alex skiing in the bottom right" title="notice Alex skiing in the bottom right" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:30:05Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/MG8869/248790493_uamL2-Th.jpg 2008-01-26 04:39:40 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />South Face of Mt. Tom in the background</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790689_APVZM" title="South Face of Mt. Tom in the background"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01728/248790689_APVZM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="South Face of Mt. Tom in the background" title="South Face of Mt. Tom in the background" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:27:56Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01728/248790689_APVZM-Th.jpg 2008-01-27 03:09:39 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />our route up and down Basin Mt.</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790781_PvAat" title="our route up and down Basin Mt."><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01748route/248790781_PvAat-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="our route up and down Basin Mt." title="our route up and down Basin Mt." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:26:20Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01748route/248790781_PvAat-Th.jpg 2008-01-27 08:45:40 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />looking down the route</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790994_t5eqW" title="looking down the route"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01740/248790994_t5eqW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="looking down the route" title="looking down the route" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:27:40Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01740/248790994_t5eqW-Th.jpg 2008-01-27 05:48:59 37.29846595120000 -118.65379214300000 0 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />Southern slopes on the east side of Basin Mt.</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248790996_f6MoC" title="Southern slopes on the east side of Basin Mt."><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01735/248790996_f6MoC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Southern slopes on the east side of Basin Mt." title="Southern slopes on the east side of Basin Mt." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:23:15Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01735/248790996_f6MoC-Th.jpg 2008-01-27 04:23:27 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a> </p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248791009_YKZUL" title="MountainroadPhotography's photo"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01739/248791009_YKZUL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="MountainroadPhotography's photo" title="MountainroadPhotography's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:26:34Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01739/248791009_YKZUL-Th.jpg 2008-01-27 05:48:55 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />me sliding down with awesome looking dihedrals on the rock face in the background</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248791072_PCTjR" title="me sliding down with awesome looking dihedrals on the rock face in the background"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01745/248791072_PCTjR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="me sliding down with awesome looking dihedrals on the rock face in the background" title="me sliding down with awesome looking dihedrals on the rock face in the background" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:25:29Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01745/248791072_PCTjR-Th.jpg 2008-01-27 08:16:16 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />Me riding down</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248791089_RtSnb" title="Me riding down"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01746/248791089_RtSnb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Me riding down" title="Me riding down" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:25:28Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01746/248791089_RtSnb-Th.jpg 2008-01-27 08:16:22 <p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com">MountainroadPhotography</a><br />photo by Alex Lowe</p><p><a href="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/4247669_igppC#248791096_ZHe5R" title="photo by Alex Lowe"><img src="http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01741/248791096_ZHe5R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="photo by Alex Lowe" title="photo by Alex Lowe" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:24:19Z MountainroadPhotography http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com http://mountainroadphotography.smugmug.com/Winter-Sports/Basin-Mountain/DSC01741/248791096_ZHe5R-Th.jpg 2008-01-27 07:36:21