Kite String Couloir

This looks better from afar than it actually is. Still, it’s a worthwhile adventure in a remote setting. Tag the summit of Mount Franklin via your approach of choice. From the summit, you can faintly see the top of the line. Drop in and ski a few beautiful turns on a snowfield, which quickly blend into dense vegetation. Side slip and schwack down towards the mouth of the slide. It’s easiest to enter from the skiers left side. Shake off the fir needles and enjoy great turns down to the where the gully fans out. This area is a little sheltered from the wind and can be a great spot to score fresh tracks. Its southerly aspect and sheltered spot on the mountain makes it a nasty spot to be on a hot day, expect big roller balls during a warm up. Milk the tree skiing for as long as you want and put skins on. Rather than do the bushwacking portion of this line as an uphill battle, it’s much better to skin back towards Bifocal Gully. Some easy skinning with a little light bushwhacking leads to a clearing beneath Bifocal Gully.