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author=korup link=topic=10137.msg40993#msg40993 date=1212163520]Lowell, thanks for digging up all that historical context. Strange how a 1940's text has far more to say about it than anything aro...
I had thought the reason the Cascades had a long history of few skier crevasse problems because of the maritime snowpack -- when really it was because so many took Walt's course.I like the logic...
author=Stugie link=topic=10137.msg40930#msg40930 date=1212013225]Despite the hindrances, I still feel the odds are much more in my favor to rope up on the up.If there's any significant risk of cr...
Then there's this fundamental "strangeness" about roping for climbing up on lots of ski tours: * the forces on the snow surface tend to be stronger when skiing down.* the crevasse bridg...
European perspective . . .I've been skiing in France + Switzerland a lot in recent years, not much in the Cascades. When I did more spring skiing in the Cascades I did some unroped skiing on glac...
Great photos, great achievements. I'm additionally impressed with the quality of the guiding, because March 2-12 was mostly not a real good weather week overall in the French Alps.I'm thinking of gett...