We decided to try the North Face of Pitchoff Mountain.
There are a couple long but reasonably moderate routes
here in the WI3-4 range that we thought would be great.
But, after trying to get up another hill with terrible tires
and slimy snow, our approach doubled.
An hour and a bit later we reached the base of the climbs,
seen here. It was too late in the day to get on the longer
routes, so we tried a shorter route.
We trudged through very deep snow to the base where a party
passed the route for one in better condition 50 feet right.
I started climbing leaving Laura belaying as the temperature
started to decrease.