Nippletop Slide...where is it?

[dom15931]

Hi all,

I was wondering what the approach is to this slide and on what face of the mountain the slide exists.

Thanks,

Dom

 

[bignslow]

I'm pretty sure it's on the Dix side of the Colvin/Nippletop col

 

[Peakbagr]

On the way to Nippletop from Elk Pass, just keep going straight ahead. You'll start shedding elevation(about 500') and you'll see the slide track on your left. There should be a pretty good herd path all the way to it.
The trickiest part of the slide is getting on it. If you have difficulty, go right.

 

[dom15931]

On the way to Nippletop from Elk Pass, just keep going straight ahead. You'll start shedding elevation(about 500') and you'll see the slide track on your left. There should be a pretty good herd path all the way to it.
The trickiest part of the slide is getting on it. If you have difficulty, go right.

Thats for the info! Why is it difficult getting on it? Steep, wet or both?

Thanks,

Dom

 

[Peakbagr]

The very bottom is a little steep, getting onto the slide. No problem, but steep for a short bit.

 

[Neil]

Base of slide You can see how if you go to a point to the viewer's right then cut diagonally left you can get up the steep section.

Here's an excerpt from a TR:
The whack starts just after a tiny bridge over the outlet of the Elk Pass Swamp, just before a hard left turn in the trail up to Nippletop. There is just a tiny trickle of water flowing. At times there is a clear herd trail but the herd trail often does a disappearing act anyway.

(If you are going to do the Nippletop or Blake Slide remember to stick close to the drainage here. The lay of the land will constantly lead you away from it and you have to keep forcing yourself down to your right. This is a very important thing to remember)

It took 50 minutes to cover the .5 miles to the base of the Ntop slide.

3 "errors" that are frequently included in Nippletop Slide TR's are:

• Getting too far from the drainage and coming out on the slide half-way up after a long, rough bushwhack.
• Missing the slide altogether, going right past it.
• Following a wrong opening to the left near the bottom and having a bad day in cripplebush.