Climb the textured face to the left of a water streak and about 10 feet left of a large pillar.

Asteroid

Redneck on a Rope

Water Streak

Iditarod

In The Buff

Vertebrae

Buckwheat

A good intro to the fun, featured rock at Snowy.

Classic, secure, and elegant. These are all words that would aptly describe the climbing on this great line. A destination route to be sure. 

  Begin up the left side of the pillar which steepens into a moderate offwidth section (5.8, 4-5" piece). Surmount the pillar then follow the bolt line up and left through the steep headwall on good edges/dishes past a short thin section (crux) More moderate terrain leads to a final interesting move before the belay chains.

Directly left of a water streak is a line of bolts following a textured face.

Head up right to the crack and bolt line.   The crack was wet when we were there, so we ended up aiding through what is likely the crux of the route.   Step up to the bolt line and head upward, stepping left then back right to follow the bolts.   The bolts aren't spaced well for short people, alas.   The next pitch is 5.1 X, involving runouts between belay anchors with 1 mid-point bolt. We used a Tibloc and simulclimbed this and the rest of the route. The remaining pitches are 5.0 X or easier.

You'll want dry weather for this one.  Both pitches feature smears and friction climbing cruxes.  A bit of moss to contend with on upper P2.  A fun route, but definitely not the lippy, edgy stone of the routes to the left.

P1 is short and relatively easy, so linking together with P2 is quite straightforward.  You'll get some rope drag but this can be minimized by not clipping all the A0 bolts at the overhang.  A 2' sling to step in is helpful on the last bolt.  Hey, if you're gonna cheat, you might as well make it easy!

South facing with little shade, but perhaps a nice breeze on an otherwise hot day.  Base area is narrow and slippery, definitely not a place to bring small children or large groups.  Terrific view of Indian Lake.  The rock texture is what sets the routes apart here.  Sample any of the short lines under the large roof to get the feel of the area.  Vertabrae is a bit of an exception - it's more of a friction climb, esp. on P1.

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