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author=Mr.Doober link=topic=39465.msg159006#msg159006 date=1515601726]Â Â When traveling to areas beyond the boundary such as Chair Peak or Snow Lake, always stay climbers right and off of any path...
Great morning out... I had not been out to sample the light fluffy stuff recently... this was way better than sleeping. Full moon was out in force - gorgeous orange moon set through purple sky. My 70m...
author=Charlie Hagedorn link=topic=37538.msg152100#msg152100 date=1483926967]Biggest lesson from the day: Before we entered committing avalanche terrain at higher elevation, we did a beacon check. One...
Thanks for trying guys. I've touched base with a few folks who have passed the area and didn't see it, so I'm resigned to the fact that it probably slid a bit downhill which probably me...
Promised pictures...... and bump for missing sony helmet cam. should be between snow lake and chair peak lake.... money and beers! :)Chances of it turning up only last as long as our skintrack, but in...
No instabilities noted.N face chair had windboard up high. Better down on funnel once sheltered from east winds?Ski down to Melakwa was similar...random sucrusts and weird ice layers mixed in. Snow tr...
Was up there as well - think we crossed paths briefly on the way out... that treewell at the end of the vid looks scary!?I had a pole get snagged in some shark-branches and had to get back up about 15...
author=mikerolfs link=topic=36728.msg149603#msg149603 date=1468687278]I also looked at your smugmug photos. What kind of tele set-up are you using? Looks like a duck-butt with pin toesThis was super c...
...wow what a difference a normal snowpack makes... images below are from July 4th last year. It was laughable to even consider skis much below Snow Dome itself. The Blue was entirely bare, which was...
awesome photos and adventures - thanks for sharing!
Anyone have info on weekday road conditions? I seem to recall a warning that the road was only available on the weekend to those not cutting down trees . Website now just gives a headsup that they are...
author=discostew link=topic=36261.msg147860#msg147860 date=1460323574]the year 2030? I think Seattle lightrail will get up to Heliotrope trailhead before that road gets fixed. How dope would that be?...
Good way to start the day... far exceeded the vertical farming Hyak dawn patrol missions of late. Nice to get out amongst the trees. Here are a few images. Poorly edited video to drop later. Edit: sti...
Car to car was just under 12 hours - I was dragging most of the way through the basin after the climb up, but especially with more consolidated snow, it would be a few hours better I would think. Whil...
Best shot probably here:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153390737530770&set=a.471360550769.256922.667745769&type=3&theater¬if_t=mentions_commentYou know this isn't ca...
Not a whole lot more to add to the conditions report, actually. Here is some eye candy:Clear skies from the TH:Working our way up the drainage:Ethan skinning across the lake that is Nada Lake:First gl...
nice - nothing like a good soaking on the way out of a cascadian ski day.
Carpooled with some Boeing folks today... F-18s from what u described to them. Crazy loud when they throw after burners at you!? #backtosnowtalk
Anyone else get buzzed by some F-16s? One came up valley close enough to shake the tree tops. It burned like mad to grt up and over the head of the valley. Nuts.
digging the vibe of safety chat and beta sharing in this thread-- looks like a nice day out to explore the mountain -- been meaning to get over towards the Wilson, and a little alder ain't that b...
Go pro!?
We saw a yellow plane on the 10th as well - circled Baker twice, then took off... beautiful day to be flying in the mountains...
I did not dig deeply enough to find a layer "~50 + Sunday snow" down... pole penetration was much further than that, and quick visuals into those didn't reveal anything obvious, but I&#...
Thanks guys - it was a cool trip - used to that area being quite busy.We heard snowmobiles down on the Easton from the Roman Wall...always impressed how far that sound carries - it helped that there w...
thanks, Chamois - it was chilly, but thankfully the wind was almost non-existent! Would have been brutal if it was windy...
Jason - no worries. A heads up that the road is uphill both ways would have been nice though!
Thanks folks!Really stretching my karma account here, but if anyone is headed up to pass on Friday and can bring back to Seattle metro area, I'll pay your gas and provide beer :) can't get u...
Ok no more replies here unless you have my skin - I keep getting excited each time I get the notification email :)
doesn't count as dawn patrol if you don't vimeo it.https://vimeo.com/150982628
the swashbuckling cowboy method of slapping skins on extra gear loops was so cool too, guess I've learned my lesson.