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5/4/06
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
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Looks like you got your bases stone ground smooth. Nice one.
Going way right from Muir gives you that lump in your thoat feeling. Kind of like, I think I've gone too far.
author=Marcus link=topic=18634.msg78816#msg78816 date=1293163195]Awesome -- I've been waiting for the first Bandit adventures, since you're not burdened by the mountain job this year. The m...
author=Joedabaker link=topic=18634.msg78820#msg78820 date=1293166533] Nice Bandit. Was the road pretty covered all the way up? I usually save this trip for the spring when everything is glop, it tends...
I passed you on the way down. You looked like you were in a hurry , so we just exchanged quick hellos. Going up the Interglacier, the boot pack was superb. It is very annoying trying to follow numerou...
author=snoqpass link=topic=11700.msg48985#msg48985 date=1231189035]I had always thought back-up motors were run as part of start-up procedures everyday.Occasionally , Crystal will fire up the diesel e...
author=savegondor link=topic=11700.msg48868#msg48868 date=1231027346]Yes, still unacceptable. Good management and good customer service should have instantly and without question given out at least a...
Private Stash? I've been there! It's not private any more!
Snowgirl, Thanks for the clarification. You are a voice of reason. Case closed. No lawyers, no voucher. Power outages and down lifts are something skiiers need to tolerate. Just like wind and rain an...
author=SnowGirl link=topic=11700.msg48651#msg48651 date=1230671576]Just to clear the air.... Your friends were stuck on the Northway lift because of a power outage. After 28 minutes we (yes I work f...
I worked as a lift op a couple of years ago. Normal procedure when I was working was that a ski patrol would be the last one on the lift. A call would come down from your fellow upper liftie to say th...
That's a great shot of Rainier. You can see a line up The Fuhrer Finger that looks sweet.
author=Double E link=topic=8425.msg33986#msg33986 date=1197666448]As I always tell people who rant and bitch and whine about government employees being lazy, inefficient, apathetic, etc etc blah blah...
Thanks for the great pics. What kind of camera?
The park rangers are government workers. When they have had enough morning coffee and feel like putting their boots on, then ,,,,,,,,,,,,, maybe the gate will get opened. Alot of the park rangers I ha...
author=Randy link=topic=4511.msg19281#msg19281 date=1145331945]How many acres do the snow machines need? 100% it seems There a very few areas left that are "machine free" -- but sledders ca...
author=Larry_R link=topic=4511.msg19247#msg19247 date=1145277789]Mr. Bandit, Perhaps it might help in understanding your position on these matters if you might be willing to fill us in a little on whe...
author=khyak link=topic=4511.msg19239#msg19239 date=1145251039]Thanks John for all the good writing. I live up at Hyak and enjoy ski touring Silver. Unfortunately, at this time of year, some of my n...
author=John_Morrow link=topic=4511.msg19226#msg19226 date=1145215314]Bandit,Please take a moment to closely read my words. It is not an all or nothing proposition. I get along with snowmobile assist...
author=John_Morrow link=topic=4511.msg19221#msg19221 date=1145202918]Thanks for the info. Guess I will go hiking out east instead.I would like to open a civil discussion about your snowmobile, thoug...
How does the direct glacier route look? Many crevasses? How about the NW ridge above the glacier? Would love to see any pics you have of that area from yesterday. Where did the snow coverage start...
One of my favorite trips were a bivy on Mt St Helens , a couple of years ago. I like traveling light, using a pad, down jacket, bibs, hat and gloves, and the required poly and fleece. But with the clo...