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A few more pics...
Me and "solar-X" were the other group of 2 with the same plans. The upper crooked was prefect, but we decided not to explore over the ridge and took the usual hour-glass exit from the crooke...
Very nice Jake & Victor! I’m kicking myself for getting scared off by your early departure. Did you make it back to town for your Saturday night?
Stunning photos. I think I need to get a real camera- and learn how to use it :)I took these pics of Wright with 3 skiers on top on the afternoon of the 19th. Maybe it was your group?
Wow! What a great day! This is a sweet tour with two great descents, a nice peak tag, and some beautiful old growth touring north of Roosevelt.Pete, your photos are spectacular!Here are a few more…htt...
author=Atraslin link=topic=19652.msg83496#msg83496 date=1297925337]This would turn out to be a good LSD training day for the vertfest. [img]I’ve never heard of this kind of training for skiing. (But i...
The Valentine is Great!I’m going to do that next time I go skiing and take a picture for my wife. Maybe then she will go skiing with me some time :)
author=BigSnow link=topic=19581.msg83316#msg83316 date=1297785574]That second picture looks like a classic avi trap. How long was it and were you confident that the conditions on the top of that were...
"My first backcountry ski experience, a lifetime of lift-served yo-yoing traded for a single shining run, a dream realized and a life changed forever. I had been reborn."beautiful!Thanks Ama...
author=John_Morrow link=topic=19581.msg83270#msg83270 date=1297732752]We have searched but have never found a clean line through the cliffs between the upper and lower NE slopes of Union. All those g...
author=Scotsman link=topic=19581.msg83262#msg83262 date=1297729184]Nicely spaced trees in first picture... I like them. Please post GPS map to location. Thanks.Just go over rainy pass hang a left and...
author=gregL link=topic=18479.msg78326#msg78326 date=1292690188]a dozen people crowded into the little trees at the top was a little cramped!It was a little cramped at the entrance (I think that’s me...
author=pred link=topic=18333.msg77759#msg77759 date=1291830962]Because there is nothing to write about. Slack-country gets tracked out by 10 Am (one would have to leave Seattle by 4 Am to make it) ba...
author=Forest McBrian link=topic=18262.msg77353#msg77353 date=1291401303]http://forestmcbrian.com/ Awesome!(Except that I'm trying to get some work done and now I'm distracted by a whole sta...
Beautiful Photos! Looks like a fun trip & some great skiing.
author=yesman link=topic=18110.msg76606#msg76606 date=1290655241]Great day out there - here's a few more pics.schweet pics yesman! & welcome to TAY!
author=silaswild link=topic=18111.msg76613#msg76613 date=1290659908]We heard that the snow today was 5% moist, as compared to Utah normal of 8%.Wow, 5% sounds really light. It has been a LONG time sin...
author=Scotsman link=topic=18110.msg76587#msg76587 date=1290638630]Nice to meet you bobS but sssshhhhhhhhh...keep it quiet....we don't want Silas to find out!Oops! I think he is onto it- but with...
sweet! That "trail" looks a little sketchy -but the turns look like it was worth it!
author=freightrainer link=topic=17034.msg71760#msg71760 date=1277780915]We were there on Sunday and there were some nice looking tracks in one of the chutes - encouraged us to make some of our own.Her...
wow! amazing helmut cam on the ridge! looks like a big drop skiers right.
Great read! & pics too!(I knew it was going to be hard to get any work done today with all the reports comming in. I might as well just go home and start gazing at the topos.)
Glad the snow on the moraine was still in good shape for you :) I’m eager to get back up there and summit Dragontail too- the views of it from Colchuck are crazy.Beautiful hoar crystal photo!
author=Lisa link=topic=15726.msg65639#msg65639 date=1266884088]Hey Bob, Nice TR. Bummer about the Neo Air pad ::) Stop by and say hello this week on your lunch. Thanks Lisa! I managed to get the v...
author=jwplotz link=topic=15422.msg64488#msg64488 date=1264972469]a steepish couloir that cleaves the NE face of 7550. Nice! Looks like a sweet line.
author=skykilo link=topic=15390.msg64384#msg64384 date=1264789689]No moguls!No moguls- Yet. Though there were track remnants skiers left that ended abruptly at a good size drop above the apron.Yea tha...
author=skierlyles link=topic=15194.msg63643#msg63643 date=1263880419]And yes, those were our tracks further up.Nice work Chris (et all). It would have been fun to run into you up there- or at least in...
author=alecapone link=topic=15194.msg63579#msg63579 date=1263793851]It was a great sunny day, eh? Lot's of people up there enjoying the day.Did you happen to get any more shots of Tye with the li...
author=acarey link=topic=15115.msg63251#msg63251 date=1263179347]Perfect; I used them in ice and breakable crust and crude today. Best ski I've every had; lighter and more crud-busting than my A...
How do you like the manaslus? Do you think they are a good NW ski?