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The Trough is the continuous snow ribbon running from the bottom of the picture up into the shadows of the NW face. The narrows and homestretch are around the corner from the snow at the top of the sunlit broad shoulder in the right half of the picture.
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Looking at the Trough from the Keyhole, 3-11-2007. If you look closely, 3 skiers can be seen climbing diagonally down and right of center.
A zoomed photo of the Trough taken from the summit of Thatchtop, 6-2-2007.<br>
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David Harrison
Sep 18, 2006
“The Trough is the continuous snow ribbon running from the bottom of the picture up into the shadows of the NW face. The narrows and homestretch are around the corner from the snow at the top of the sunlit broad shoulder in the right half of the picture.”  

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The Trough is the continuous snow ribbon running from the bottom of the picture up into the shadows of the NW face. The narrows and homestretch are around the corner from the snow at the top of the sunlit broad shoulder in the right half of the picture.
A zoomed photo of the Trough taken from the summit of Thatchtop, 6-2-2007.<br>
Climbing up the trough, Winter 2008. Photo taken about halfway between start and keyhole route intersection.
Kurt Johnson looking at the Trough from the summit of Thatchtop. Photo by Ben Williams on 6-2-2007.
Traversing into the Trough from the Homestretch.
A photo of the trough in late March, 2008 after the initial 200 feet or so. A small ice wall formed just below the bottom of this photo.
A view of Longs, the Keyboard of the Winds and Pagoda from Spearhead Cirque on 6-2-2007. The top portion of the Trough can be seen in the upper left-hand part of the photo.
Ben Williams on his way down the Trough, 6-2-2007. Spearhead and part of Chiefshead can be seen in the background.
Ben Williams heading back down the Trough, 6-2-2007. Chiefshead is the mountain in the background.
Ben Williams in the Trough, 6-2-2007.
The bottom half of the Trough as seen from about half way up, 6-2-2007.
The top half of the Trough as seen from about half way up, 6-2-2007.
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