King’s Peak Ski Trip

March 31st, 2006 fowweezer

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A bit late in coming, but I thought my first post on here would be about a dismal failure on my part. On Saturday, March 25, the Wasatch Mountain Club (specifically Steve and Larry Swanson) hosted the 33rd Annual King’s Peak Ski Run. This is a trip held in late March to attempt to ski to the summit of King’s Peak in a day. The trip is long (~32 miles) and gains around 5,000 feet of elevation. Steve and Larry are older guys and they’ve been doing this for a long time.

Out of 30 people that started the trip at 5 am or before, 7 made the summit of King’s Peak. Round trip took around 16 hours for most of the successful individuals. I became violently ill and turned around with most of the other skiers at Gunsight Pass. When I finally got back to my car, I nursed my swollen feet, drank hot chocolate in the Swanson’s van and tried to sleep while waiting for a friend who had made a summit push. The drive home was perhaps the most exciting part, as we were caught in a storm near Park City and through Parley’s Canyon coming from Evanston. Driving 5-10 mph on I-80 is never fun.

For anyone interested in backcountry skiing, peakbagging and essentially a long slog for bragging rights, I highly recommend trying to make this trip next year.