Boott Spur Link questions

[Billy]

Heading up Tuckerman next month to shoot some skiing photos/videos.
Looking for another perspective besides from bottom of ravine, specifically
looking for a perspective with the lens not facing into the sun.

Questions:
1) Anyone ever been on Boott Spur Link in late winter / early spring?
2) Is it ever broken out?
3) Are there views into the headwall/ravine to make it even worth the effort?

I've never been on Boott Spur Link in any season, so any info is apppreciated.

 

[David Metsky]

I've hiked Boott Spur link in summer a few times. The views across to Tuckerman are pretty distant, you'll need a very big lens to capture any detail of skiers. You actually get a reasonable view of Hillmans, but it's blocked by vegetation. I'm not sure what shape the trail is in during the prime skiing months, I suspect it would be just as easy to head up the side of Tuckerman to get a better and closer side view of the skiers.

 

[vinovampire]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but it seems like you'd get the best view from Lion Head. This is just a quick picture I snapped along the Lion Head trail last January on the way to the summit, but you get the idea.

 

[David Metsky]

Depending on the timing you'll be shooting into the sun more often from Lion Head during the best skiing times.

 

[Billy]

David, thank you. That's exactly the kind of Boott Spur Link info I was looking for.

vinovampire, yes I agree that the best views of the headwall are from Lion Head.
However, this is a casual trip with some folks who aren't above-treeline-in-winter
kind of hikers. Yeah, I know it's April, but... Also, as I said earlier, I don't want
to face the cameras "into" the sun....makes for crappy exposures. If I was going
alone and I could be guaranteed a thin veil of high clouds, then Lion Head is where I'd be.

Edit to add: Yes, David, your second post (which you posted while I was typing) is the
crux of the issue. It's a sun angle kind of thing.

 

[vinovampire]

Yeah, I know it's April, but... Also, as I said earlier, I don't want
to face the cameras "into" the sun....makes for crappy exposures. If I was going
alone and I could be guaranteed a thin veil of high clouds, then Lion Head is where I'd be.

Yup, only a 67% chance of that happening. ;-) Enjoy your trip!