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Nice TR. She is smiling even when carrying skis on the first tour. Hope she continues to enjoy ski touring. Good gear selection, especially for the dowhill enjoyment.My wife has toured Muir (beat my f...
Hey Bob,The last few drifts to Morrison CG may be gone. I cannot speak to the 3 miles of road up to Cold Springs/ South Rte TH since I did not go that way.Have fun!
Thanks for the info. We are planning on going there next week for a day at Hood and a few at Adams. Sounds good.I think that Morrison Cr. trail will be a direct route now. I used to ski down tha...
Yes, ditto. It would have been nice to run into someone who knew the terrain since I could not see it!
That's ok, I am not tough enough to hang with you guys!
Good job in documenting the snomo trespass in Wilderness. I am musing about a letter or contact of some sort to the USFS about the topic. I don't know when it will come to fruition since I have a...
Monika, my 7 year-old daughter is quite impressed by Kitty on Broken Top and Longs Pass! She said, " Hey, that's just like my kitty." You are inspiring the next generation. So far my li...
Nice trip. The TRs and my trips have renewed my interest in the area. I think some powder skiing trips next season in the area are a possibility. One of my favorite tours in the area for a corn tour i...
Snowmobile tracks climbed the Bean Cr. side, and the summit high mark came up from the Stafford Cr. side. Again, back in the day, there were no other skier tracks and certainly no snomo tracks in that...
It was a nice tour. Thanks, Silas for coming along and for the excellent TR and photos. It was good to run into some other folks on the summit. It was quite a relief to watch them easily skin and walk...
The Hog Loppet is a great event for a lot of skiers. No problem with it. The HL skiers are on designated snowmobile terrain for a day. Fine too. The road is groomed constantly- once or twice or...
In regard to the snowmobile and skier designated-use areas:It seems to me that more signage may be helpful, and more hint of enforcement. I see a few tracks from snowmobiles violating (by over a mile)...
Excellent! Way to go, Silas.Did you hire a Guide?Italy is a lot of fun, my trip to the Dolomiti was probably the best ever using lifts.It will be great to get more details.
Today my wife accompanied me back to Mt. Lillian. We had a great lunch on the 6191' summit with great views despite the high overcast. The southerly ridge had nice corn at a moderate angle for 1k fall...
Yes, interesting timing of "Lillian" posts.
Way to go John! Nice to hear about your Valentine's Day trip.My family and I and a couple of friends stayed at the NP Inn last January overnight two different times. There was great pow at Mazama Bowl...
It was great to meet you. Glad you had a good day- I admired your tracks. It was nice, sunshine and blue skies and long views.That 1989 Ski Doo Tundra snowmoblie is a single cylinder, 250 cc displacem...
It would be tough. If I was really motivated when seeing a snomo in the Wilderness, I can think of some ways to catch them at a stop and try to get the number. A photo would be easier. Perhaps catch t...
Wolfs, Great point. A closure near the base of the slope would buffer the Wilderness.Snowmobiles are licensed. If you see a violator, get the number, or take a photo, turn 'em in. I think that there i...
Cool, Juan. Non-motorized designation would be good. The area is close to Wilderness.JimD,No apology necessary, and the intent was to encourage more productive communication. Don't get offended, as lo...
Good one. That uppity Randonnee should check his spelling, as well!User groups sometimes make negative assumptions about other user groups. Those assumptions are sometimes accompanied by name calling....
No snowmobiles in that area would be welcomed by most self-powered users. That would be fine with me. I am suggesting that one needs to take a reasonable and civil approach. It sounds like some are ju...
Dear Jim D:Most of us would prefer to be away from snowmobiles while bc skiing. But such language and such assumption, presumption, assumed selfish pre-eminence, and preadolescent fit is certainly a b...
Yea, you guys were lookin' good!I thought I recognized Charles from his clothing. Sorry that I did not catch up with you. Apparently I was going up as you took your last run down.Thanks for the...
I have had success in removing dirt from skin glue by scraping with a metal wax scraper- vigorously. It left a nice workable glue surface.
That section is not USFS, unless there was some recent trade. I am unsure of the ownership, but remember hearing it was the City of Seattle at one time. Stevens Pass LLC does not control that property...
Yea, it was unexpected. And I enjoy and envy many of the days posted around Paradise!In regard to hazard, the snow is deep, it is too dangerous, please stay away. Really, just wait until it gets rain...
Martin at Pro Ski (425 888-6397) ordered toepieces and volcanoes for me.I decided to just replace the stock volcano (and not use the modified type shown at Wildsnow) because I do not want to add stres...
Just last month, I bought "new" toe pieces- the Comfort type, and added them to my (unused for 3 years) Tri-Step heels. It reduced the price by around two hundred dollars when compared to ne...
Could it be remnants of use of the WW II ski troops of the Army 87th Regiment?