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Sid, Brennen, Waller and dog Lulu hiked on a warm and sunny day to get some cardio, enjoy each other's company, and scout the approach to and conditions of Cold Fusion Couloir. We hiked Bear Canyon trail from Mutual Dell camp (mostly packed snow and some mud) to Timpooneke Road using microspikes. We were excited to see Timpooneke Road covered well in snow for future skinning and/or snowmobiling. We got eyes on Cold Fusion from afar and from the entrance both with binoculars. Snow coverage was not super deep but looked as deep or more than Waller's last ski outing on Cold Fusion late last spring. We hope avalanche conditions remain stable so we can ski this soon. We hiked fast while we imagined completing this hike and ascending and skiing the couloir with the additional weight of ski gear, avalanche rescue gear, ice ax, and crampons. We passed only one other person with a couple of dogs in this infrequently travelled area.