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Agreed with others, please do not break these clearly stated rules. We've seen what happens when there are frequent violaters (new crystal policy).It is perfectly possible if not common to ski to...
author=toddball link=topic=38712.msg156706#msg156706 date=1499289686]We took the gully that looks like it goes almost all the way to the ridge just right of center. It does indeed go all the way up,...
author=Good2Go link=topic=37687.msg152843#msg152843 date=1485377287]This exemplifies the fallacy. If you think there is a reasonable chance that slope will slide, you shouldn't ski it. Plenty of...
author=Good2Go link=topic=37687.msg152830#msg152830 date=1485373452]If it was dangerous, you shouldn't have skied it, right? if it was safe, you could skin it, right? Which is it? Personally, I...
author=Robie link=topic=36707.msg149528#msg149528 date=1467723428]That kinda sums it up nicely. Basically it was a good day for navigation skills. Good chatting with you. Your baby stroller was still...
Who said you've gotta stay dry? :) We took off boots and forded last weekend, about shin deep.Edit: just saw your video. Holy smokes that's an amazing difference a few days makes.
Beat up old canon s95 point and shoot. It doesn't have much resolution or sharpness to get any bigger. Thanks though! Some of my favorite pictures ever taken have been with this camera, mostly be...
This was taken in the Snoqualmie area yesterday and was much more than 3-6 inches, and well bonded to the crust too. But then we hit another mountain on the way back (<2 miles away, similar aspect...
They gave permission for Chip's/Snake Dance/Elevator? Those are all most certainly within the permit boundary, which extends out to about Stokes.From Gib, cleared areas are:"...we do not pre...
Nice to meet you in the parking lot afterwards.For those interested, here is the massive crevasse that has been stopping quite a few parties on the Ingraham at 12,300. It essentially spans the whole g...
Nice report and pictures.Not to worry about the surface hoar, it will get thoroughly rained on :'(
author=jakedouglas link=topic=32847.msg136921#msg136921 date=1417389091]Hmm. I didn't experience anything quite that nice.To be fair, that was from Central. West doesn't have anything steep...
Hey I thought it was pretty fun. One core shot, but that's what ptex candles are for.
author=mikerolfs link=topic=32018.msg134651#msg134651 date=1404430764]I am saying that. The ranger told us if we camped below a certain elevation (6400 I think) that we had to carry a bear can. It w...
I think it will be fine next weekend. It seemed like one of the cases where the snowdepth increased pretty rapidly once we hit snowline. I imagine some of the grassy meadows below snowgrass flat will...
We followed the prominent ridge up to treeline at the next flat bench around 6400', this is where the 5th picture was taken from. From there, the possibilities are endless. Old Snowy is at far le...
author=avajane link=topic=31981.msg134594#msg134594 date=1404115903]Great report. You guys nailed it. We just got back and didn't...Rain and fog all weekend. Good approach from Snowgrass. Your sk...
Looks like a nice day!author=wolfs link=topic=31908.msg134188#msg134188 date=1402609941]Mystery of the day: observed party of 8 just finished crossing Nisqually Glacier and heading up the Wilson ramp...
Looks great, thanks for sharing the video! Yikes, close call at 4:40 - that would have been a rough ride.
Update on Black conditions: 4 days later, it sounds like not much changed. We hoped it would have consolidated some since your report, but it was not to be. At least it was later into the thermal cycl...
Looks nice!Road status? Eightmile gated and snowy?
Nice work. FYI there are no crevasses as long as you stay generally on the east side of the basin. You drop down right near the terminus of the glacier. There is also no need to cross the river - both...
Is the Enter/Return key broken on your keyboard? Glad you're safe.
4 feet wide, 6 inches deep, running 2 feet downhill. That might be the smallest avalanche I've ever heard of! ;)
Nothing wrong with being on the safe side of course, but we found similar pit results to yours (5ft of consistent dense snow, zero CT results and picked the whole isolated column up as a single block)...
It's interesting how variable this is; many others in the area did not find the hoar layer. FWIW, both pits were in somewhat open areas within/next to areas of old growth forest.Here's a som...
Beautiful colors and an awesome place, thanks!
Skiing was most excellent on the upper mountain. Had international all to ourselves, then we were a bit surprised to see the gongshow of people that had formed on the lower mountain while we were up t...
Sweet report, thanks for sharing. I haven't been skiing very much lately (I'm one of those mountain biker/rock climbers), but this is what the spirit is all about!
author=Jonathan_S. link=topic=28980.msg122197#msg122197 date=1375184340">In the interest of potentially learning something from this tragedy, anything to elaborate on here? (e.g., just safety for the...