To finish our trip through Utah and Nevada, we drove through Kirkwood to see it during the summer:
![never seen the area outside of the snow season, pretty trees never seen the area outside of the snow season, pretty trees](/blogimg/50/thumb1024_9500_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
never seen the area outside of the snow season, pretty trees
![](/blogimg/50/thumb1024_9504_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
![I've only ever seen caples lake when it was frozen I've only ever seen caples lake when it was frozen](/blogimg/51/thumb1024_9516_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
I've only ever seen caples lake when it was frozen
Then, we went to check out kirkwood. This must have been the lowest snow coverage day I've seen at kirkwood :)
![](/blogimg/52/thumb1024_9523_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
![](/blogimg/62/thumb1024_9626_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
![the wall the wall](/blogimg/52/thumb1024_9527_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
the wall
![which button do I push? :) which button do I push? :)](/blogimg/53/thumb1024_9536_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
which button do I push? :)
![it was fun to see the magic carpets. They can be raised as the snow level goes higher it was fun to see the magic carpets. They can be raised as the snow level goes higher](/blogimg/54/thumb1024_9544_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
it was fun to see the magic carpets. They can be raised as the snow level goes higher
![the 'temporary' lodges the 'temporary' lodges](/blogimg/54/thumb1024_9546_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
the 'temporary' lodges
![still stocked still stocked](/blogimg/54/thumb1024_9547_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
still stocked
After going around KW a bit, we went around Carson Spur:
![avanlache prevention gates and avalanche triggering devices when the road needs to be cleaned avanlache prevention gates and avalanche triggering devices when the road needs to be cleaned](/blogimg/54/thumb1024_9549_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
avanlache prevention gates and avalanche triggering devices when the road needs to be cleaned
After parking the car, we hiked up from Carson Spur to Thunder Mountain, and back down to Silver Lake/Kit Carson. It was a pretty easy hike up to Thunder Mountain with great views of kirkwood, Caples Lake, top of Cornice lift, and Silver Lake.
![nice to see the avalanche gates from so close nice to see the avalanche gates from so close](/blogimg/55/thumb1024_9558_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
nice to see the avalanche gates from so close
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![these trigger the slides for avalanche safety on Carson Spur these trigger the slides for avalanche safety on Carson Spur](/blogimg/56/thumb1024_9562_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
these trigger the slides for avalanche safety on Carson Spur
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![the smaller kirkwood lake the smaller kirkwood lake](/blogimg/56/thumb1024_9569_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
the smaller kirkwood lake
![multiple big volcanic rocks multiple big volcanic rocks](/blogimg/57/thumb1024_9570_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
multiple big volcanic rocks
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![damn, I never hiked that far with my snowboard :) damn, I never hiked that far with my snowboard :)](/blogimg/59/thumb1024_9591_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
damn, I never hiked that far with my snowboard :)
![getting closer to sentinel bowl/cornice lift getting closer to sentinel bowl/cornice lift](/blogimg/60/thumb1024_9602_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
getting closer to sentinel bowl/cornice lift
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![nice view of silver lake nice view of silver lake](/blogimg/61/thumb1024_9615_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
nice view of silver lake
![](/blogimg/61/thumb1024_9616_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
We split off with Arturo, he went back to the car, and we continued the other way towards cornice and silver lake:
![](/blogimg/61/thumb1024_9617_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
![looks a bit rocky, probably not a big deal that I forgot to bring my snowboard looks a bit rocky, probably not a big deal that I forgot to bring my snowboard](/blogimg/62/thumb1024_9620_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
looks a bit rocky, probably not a big deal that I forgot to bring my snowboard
![a sign frozen in time, left as is on the wretched day of March 14th when they closed a sign frozen in time, left as is on the wretched day of March 14th when they closed](/blogimg/62/thumb1024_9622_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
a sign frozen in time, left as is on the wretched day of March 14th when they closed
![](/blogimg/62/thumb1024_9624_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
![path to sentinel bowl path to sentinel bowl](/blogimg/63/thumb1024_9630_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
path to sentinel bowl
![woohoo, I'm a lift operator now :) woohoo, I'm a lift operator now :)](/blogimg/63/thumb1024_9631_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
woohoo, I'm a lift operator now :)
![never went down this way, but it was the way back to our path never went down this way, but it was the way back to our path](/blogimg/64/thumb1024_9642_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
never went down this way, but it was the way back to our path
![](/blogimg/65/thumb1024_9653_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
![](/blogimg/65/thumb1024_9658_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
![kit carson kit carson](/blogimg/66/thumb1024_9660_20201002_Kirkwood_Thunder_Peak.jpg)
kit carson
From there, Arturo met us on the road, and we drove home to end our 11 day trip.