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ANGELL PEAK
ANGELL PEAK
The Elkhorn Mountains are a small subrange of the Blue Mountains in eastern Oregon. The Elkhorns, a north-south range, are a collection of glacial lakes and valleys that surround dissected mid-elevation peaks. The peaks top out around 8600' and are quite rocky so skiing really is not ideal until a 40" base develops. Most of the easily accessible peaks are on the fringe of treeline, so skiing is reminiscent of higher peaks in the Rockies.

Snowpack
The Elkhorn Range lies on the fringe of the maritime snowpack, so the snow quality can be variable between Cascade-like heavy wet snow to light, fluffy Jackson Hole cowboy powder depending on the storm track. A storm tracking in from the southwest will bring lots of heavier snow while lows that blow down out of the Gulf of Alaska can bring light dry fluff. This creates variable annual snowpacks so do your research before you head out.

Mountains

ANGELL PEAK (0) Elevation: 8,600 ft

This is a nice peak that is about an hour skin in from Anthony Lakes. There are several shots to ski on the north side that drop down into Angell Basin, or for a more adventurous day drop in to one of the tight chutes on the south side and then skin back around to Anthony Lakes via the Crawfish Lake basin or down to the road through the Black Lake basin. The shots on the north side are all about 600-800' vertical and somewhere around 45 degrees.


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January 8, 2011
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January 8, 2011
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January 8, 2011
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January 19, 2010
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Waheenie: January 8, 2011 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.

Great start to our winter road trip! Gunsight peak is so aesthetic. Unfortunately, I got cold and wanted to turn around before we could find the entrance to the actual chute. But with rock hard con...[view]
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Powderjunky: January 8, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.

Started off our winter road trip in a little area I call heaven. Also known as Anthony Lakes. This place has the most underrated ski terrain in the country.We went after the Gunsight couloir that rea...[view]
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Waheenie: January 19, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 700 ft.

Really amazing cream cheese snow. Fun exploring a new mountain range in Oregon that I've driven past a hundred times, and never even thought to stop. It's really fun getting to know places that I've ...[view]
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Powderjunky: January 19, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 700 ft.

We skied a north east facing aspect and found some real nice wind blown powder, the kind that makes you scream like a teenage girl. It was super windy up top and blowing from every direction. A super ...[view]
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Gsanders: January 2, 2010 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.

Some old vert from a trip in Angell Basin. If you live in the northwest and are on the way to the Rockies consider a stopover to ski Angell Basin and/or Anthony Lakes ski area. Good routes, nice sno...[view]

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