Curtis Glacier
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Description
There are several chutes that connect the Upper and Lower Curtis Glacier, offering steep ski descents in the alpine cirque on the south side of upper Shuksan Arm. However, the lines are all plagued by some objective danger due to icefall from the Upper Curtis Glacier. The chute on skier's right, "Curtis Blow," features the least objective danger because only a fraction of it is exposed to the hangfire.
Details
| Mountain | Mount Shuksan | |
| Aspect | Southwest | |
| Local Relief | 5,057 ft (1,541 m) | |
| Ski descent from | North Shoulder to Shuksan Creek | |
| Average Slope | Vertical | Source |
| 44° | 920 ft (280 m) | Route Topo |
| Approach | Austin Pass | |
A conservative value of the Local Relief is given here. One could theoretically ski to Baker Lake for more than 7,800 ft, but the likelihood of such a descent ever being made is very small.
Documented Descents
- 2008.03.05: Davide De Masi, Sky Sjue, and Matthaeus Zieger skied Curtis Blow from Mount Baker Ski Area via Austin Pass. (Northwest Mountaineering Journal)
- 2009.02.14: Oyvind Heningsen and Monika Johnson skied the middle chute, just to the skier's left of Curtis Blow.
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