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50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California: Mount Shasta to Mount Whitney
By Paul Richins Jr.. Decent info, lots of good skiing ideas. Approaches/descents often imprecise--bring a map!

On February 26, 2002, Kim, Robert, and I skied the west ridge of Round Top, which is the highest peak in the Carson Pass area. I wrote a detailed trip report.

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rt00a-tripmap.jpg (138 KB) Topo map: Carson Pass Sno-Park...	rt00b-tripmap.jpg (93 KB) Round Top topo map: Winnemucca...	rt01_carson_summit.jpg (188 KB) Kim and Robert getting ready t...
rt02_morgan_robert_1.jpg (151 KB) Morgan and Robert enjoy the fi...	rt02_morgan_robert_2.jpg (151 KB) Morgan, Robert, and Round Top....	rt04_kim_climbing.jpg (120 KB) Kim ascending gentle terrain a...
rt05_winnemucca_lake.jpg (140 KB) Winnemucca Lake is off the scr...	rt06_kim_robert.jpg (159 KB) Kim and Robert in the trees ab...	rt06_round_top_winnemucca.jpg (144 KB) Imposing view of Round Top fro...
rt08_tahoe.jpg (199 KB) Views of Lake Tahoe from the n...	rt09_robert_morgan_round_top.jpg (113 KB) Morgan and Robert skin up the ...	rt10_robert_ski.jpg (131 KB) Robert starts down windpacked ...
rt11_robert_ski_tahoe.jpg (137 KB) Robert turnin-and-burnin down ...	rt12_robert_ski_bowl.jpg (118 KB) Robert at the bottom of the st...	rt13-pano.jpg (173 KB) Panoramic view from Round Top'...

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