Mt. Emmons sits prominently above CB. From town you can see tracks and slides down the east facing Red Lady bowl. Mt. Emmons' south flank holds Red Lady glades which is a much mellower alternative to the bowl. I got up there for the first time yesterday. The views and terrain are pretty sweet. I was told that the glades hold some nice snow that doesn't get baked in spite of a south facing aspect....well, that's not entirely true. At tree line the snow was sugary but provided a few good turns. The quality definitely dropped off as we lost elevation and soon turned into survival skiing. I don't say this to jump on the tele-bashing band wagon, but I'm really, really glad that I was on AT skis. That blower snow in the video was the broken crust flying up. I think the Red Lady glades are best visited after a storm or when the corn sets up. Still great to be out!
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