Lick Creek

We were debating how Lick Creek got its name. I thought it was a guy named Lick, and Kevin thought it was something maybe it was because the water there tasted good so people liked to "lick" it, but Wolf said no, it was named Lick because from a distance it looked like a giant licked the forest clean of trees. Anyway, we made short work of it, climbing from the road to the summit in a little more than an hour, and once on top enjoyed views of Hyalite Canyon, the rest of the Gallatins, and even a short stretch of the Crazies. The skiing is off-camber and double fall line, and we had awful conditions, though I could easily see how this would be superb with new snow and high avalanche danger elsewhere.