Chasing a storm to nowhere, Lamoille, NV.

First look at the line, an easy half mile skin on the road before the creek crossing

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A bit more treacherous than it looks - there was a layer of water ice covering the rocks which required a belly flop maneuver onto that big boulder

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We were initially worried about the complete lack of snow and suncrust on the lower apron, but we quickly found about 16-ish inches within the rock walls, to the point where having verts was a non-option

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I think the backside of Terminal Cancer was the better line, nice boot-top pow, and much better views further east of the canyon

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Getting back to the top of Terminal Cancer

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One more look at the line

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Notes

• This was probably ~5 miles and ~4300 feet of vertical gain in about 4 ½ hours. One lap on the line, one backside, one more down the line to exit.
• Having first tracks on a line is something I haved never cared about, much less thought about, but to put it out there frankly on the internet, it did bug me later that I conceded going first. Especially having done all of the research, getting requisite gear, driving the 7 hours from Salt Lake, etc.
• Going second is not ideal, and I’d say it’s completely “tracked out” by the third person. I really hate being a zero-sum game type of guy in any facet of my life, but you should really seek to minimize the number of people on this line if skiing it in untracked powder is the experience you desire.
• The backside of Terminal Cancer is so much cooler than the actual line. My ideal tour next time would be to boot up TC, ski down, boot back up (potentially to the top of the unmarked peak at 10k), and exit out back (it goes). It was not worth doing the line again after three tracks on it at this point for me.
• There is a lack of info for the Ruby Mountains, but you can look at the snotel data for Lamoille #3 and Lamoille Upper, as well as (at the time of writing) a daily conditions report from the namesake heli operations.