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EDELWEISS BOWL
EDELWEISS BOWL
Date Created: 12/17/2008
Last Updated: 12/17/2008
Ranking:Premier
Skiable Vert:1000 ft
Climbing Vert:1000 ft
Top Elevation:9000 ft
Trailhead Elevation:8400 ft
Ascent Mileage:1.59
AVG Ascent Time:1 hour
Ascent Type:Skin
Trees:Sparse
Slope Aspect:Northeast
Steepest Section:25-35 Degrees
Slope Type:Bowl
Exit:Clean
First Descent:
Nearest Town:Wilson
AVG Snowfall:400
Snowpack:Intercontinental

Highlights

Large, open, semi-north facing bowl.

Ascent

Fromthe top of Teton Pass, head south on the service road. Once you get within 200 yards of the ridge, look southwest to find a good line down into the adjacent drainage. Ski down and keep heading skiers left when the opportunity presents itself. Now you should be at the bas of the bowl. Skin up the trees that split Edelweiss Bowl with Christmas Tree Bowl.

Descent

Ski the obvious Bowl. Skin back out the intial slope you skied down to the base of the bowl, follow the service road out.

Access/Permits

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