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Runningcloud, thank you very much for the info. You are definitely right, and I'd add that I'd be quite concerned about what's happening beneath the ice ( in addition to the possibility...
author=jj link=topic=30926.msg129797#msg129797 date=1393663808]It seems we all agree that there's a persistent weak layer (or whatever you prefer to call it). When will you be comfortable to ski...
author=bc_skier link=topic=30926.msg129635#msg129635 date=1393513561]Assessing stability is complicated, but in this storm cycle it was text book if you choose to read the signs.author=trees4me link=t...
Just some observations of my own. Rather than tell you what you did wrong, or judge, or criticize, I'm going to share with you the elements of your trip that are common to trips where avalanche i...
Usually you can go out in most conditions ( even high danger ) and do whatever you want without any consequences at all. A friend of mind is fond of saying "Did you make the right decision or did...
It was really hot in Seattle today, but these pictures are very refreshing. Please keep posting!
There really isn't any safe terrain in Union Creek. It's a very deceptive area because it's "middle ground" terrain. Not super dangerous, right?
The photos are amazing!The depth and stylisation reminds me of the ViewMaster I had as a child.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View-MasterAny chance you'll post high res versions? Those would be a t...
Thanks for the observations AndyH!Few questions:What procedure did you use to observe the snowpack temperature? ( Ice water normalised thermistor? )Aspect/elevation of obs?Any chance you could sketch...
Hey Ron, thanks for the observations. It's nice to have some data since I'll be headed up that way soon. I've made a simple ASCII profile that represents your observations. Is this abou...
I like to remind myself that many people are killed by short falls in small rooms.
This is the best post I've seen in a long time. Too bad I don't have any sunburns left!
Cool TR. I was out that way a few years back around the same time that I was obsessed with Butter Creek near Packwood, WA. Ended up touring as far as Johnson Peak / Lily Basin one day, and by then the...
author=Roman Rodyakin link=topic=21155.msg90648#msg90648 date=1308186807]Out of curiosity, what method of attaching yourself to a rope do you use that doesn't involve knots?I was referring to the...
I don't think the knots are a good idea. Forces are concentrated in knots, which can provide a convenient place for rope failure.If you rig the ascenders beforehand, you shouldn't have to wo...
I don't think that the final bell has been rung yet, but as I've said in other threads on this subject, people are only just starting to get the most basic idea of what it's going to be...
Beautiful and mysterious area. Doesn't look like a fun escape!
That little valley between Cave Ridge and Mt. Snoqualmie is a scary place.
Those larches in that zone are always so lonely.
SaveGondor, you're entitled to your opinion, but your post neatly outlines a lack of understanding of some very basic facts about avalanches and backcountry avalanche forecasting. Unfortunately,...
This is one of the best discussions I've ever read here. Thanks for all the great info.***1. Ski cuts are a perfectly valid method of testing snowpack instability.2. Skiing is also a perfectly va...
author=Kyle Miller link=topic=18331.msg77613#msg77613 date=1291689661]North slopes are both stable and windloaded. No sluffs. No natural avalanches.Can you clarify? Do you mean "some north slopes...
The "pommel horse"? Does that mean what I think it means? ( ACK! ACK! )Next time, you might try going up the shoulder on looker's right as you stare at the summit of Jim Hill. It's...
author=ron j link=topic=18303.msg77522#msg77522 date=1291646339]Pretty good guess...About 160 CM to ground with shear layers at 140 (Q1 - never felt it with card... probably buried surface hoar; area...
You can thank AleCapone for the great uptrack. The track was so expertly set that I didn't even feel like I was going uphill.
What you found: 2 metres of rounds? Uniform increases in hardness with depth?Paging RonJ!
Love this thread.Being such a good person, during a recent morning at Paradise I was kind enough to send an entire flock of new BC skiers up high for the nice, long clean lines of the Muir Snowfield....
Pleasure to meet you as well BobS ... you are also a machine!
author=Joedabaker link=topic=18110.msg76590#msg76590 date=1290641251]Definitely Dick Cheney skiing, lots of face shots.LOLIt was a great day; you guys are machines!
author=ron j link=topic=17937.msg75976#msg75976 date=1289877294]My apologies, Cookie, for questioning the sincerity of your attempt to promote further discussion.No apologies needed! Given the spicy...