"What sets the descent apart is not only its rarity, but its fidelity to the original vision of the route. The Comstock Couloir was first skied by and partners and published in The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America as a full-value ski mountaineering objective. Rather than a single couloir lap, the route calls for a long and committing traverse of Dawson Ridge, a summit of Mount Dawson ( the second-highest peak in the Selkirks) followed by a steep, consequential couloir descent."
"According to Public Relations firm Rygr that represents Noyes, who last year completed all 92 lines of the infamous Chuting Gallery in Utah in only 47 days, she and her partners chose a different approach, following Hill's original beta and completing the route as it was first envisioned. The team completed the Comstock as a single 14-hour push that demanded far more than just strong skiing."
"The descent was part of a four-day, three-night expedition staged out of the Mount Dawson drainage, where Noyes and her partners waited for a narrow window of weather and snow conditions. The Comstock Couloir is widely regarded as one of the most serious lines in The Fifty, not because of a single crux move, but because of the cumulative commitment required to reach, ski, and safely exit the terrain."
A BackcountryPro skier became the first woman and third person overall to complete the original Comstock Couloir route on Mount Dawson. The objective requires a long traverse of Dawson Ridge, summiting Mount Dawson, then descending a steep, consequential couloir. The team's ascent adhered to the route's original full-value ski mountaineering intent rather than bypassing the traverse. The effort was executed as a single 14-hour push that included glacier travel, a highly exposed ridge walk, and a steep descent necessitating two rappels before skiing. The descent was staged during a four-day expedition with a narrow weather window and offered limited escape options and significant exposure.
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