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Absolutely scary how little snow is on Hood for this time of year. The era of Peter Ward is coming sooner than we think. Whoa.
Wow that is a bit more crazy than the Frying Pan...LOL. I would be worried the dang stuff would let go in one big massive slide in those dang chutes. Amazing pictures. Happy you made...
Awesome - If I have questions about Rainier you know who I ask. You need to just set up about four large igloos on the mountain at about 10k, 90 degrees apart and live up there. You might...
Been off TAY for awhile. Amar I have to make a big admission to you. The best corn I ever skied was on the Saturday when you did this Turtle ski. I was on the other side of the mount...
A year like this is tough on us older guys. You really need to be skinning about two to three times a week once you go over 60. At 66 it really becomes critical to be out as much as you ca...
I see nothing wrong with this post. Yes you do use the lift to start some of these Whistler tours but then you end up going way out first Flute and Oboe then cowboy Ridge and on to Russett Lake...
Wow those meters fooled me as well - but way too long of a drive. Best ski pics all year from PNW.
Nice job......Sunday and Wed next week it will not be just boot top........maybe hat skiing.
Fun Day we were able to somehow avoid the areas where everyone was set on skiing and still get decent pow and nice long runs. However the goods will not be there for long. Great Chinook Pa...
Wow what a surprise. If you saw a black Honda CRV in the parking lot on Wednesday it was mine. Oh and you know why I was there. Same reason you were to do a little work in the White...
WT Hut I have fond memories of. I spent five nights there and it snowed over two and half meters. Over a meter fell one night. Needless to say it was a continuous week of face shots....
While you were there we were in Silver Basin and the King. It was probably the best day of the year.....and it only lasted for 24 hours.
Great huts, but no pow terrain flatter than I thought for around there. Interesting.
You keep going Big like this I might be heading up there. Skied this area once, but those crevasses were more covered up and better bridged and it was also some nice +8 like you skied. However,...
This is what is called "Goin Big!!"This is by far the best post for the year. Definitely being some +8 conditions being worked by some dudes who know how to max it. BE BIG!!!!!
Fun Day! I had done two runs before I met you guys the folks I was skiing with had two leave early. No way I had to keep skiing. Always a great time skiing with you, Randy and both t...
Amazing!! We had to stop our car and park one mile below that trail head and start skinning in July. That is unbelievable!!There was one area where you had to boot pack a bit. There was also contin...
Actually on Saturday the Paradise skied nice except the top portion. It was actually a tiny bit of new snow or corn on it. You may have seen our tracks. We actually turned aro...
The 1/7 pics were in the area we skied, lovely baby butt skiing +6 to +7, down lower it turned into -5 ice on the way out.
Wow we skied up there a week ago and the snow was filled in but we knew it was melting fast. We were happy to ski the chutes then and not wait, but you had to climb up from the White river campg...
This is one of the best ski runs in Washington when you hit it right for spring skiing. I rarely lap something in spring because spring is not my thing, but this run I have. It has a perfe...
"Almost a week later now, I'm still wondering if I should have gone instead, especially since such weather windows with light winds at 14000 ft are so rare on Rainier (usually only a handful...
How id the igloo kit work? Did your igloo hold up well? I have used mine a few times, but the igloo has a tendency to sag with age. Probably find out in the next installment. L...
I was worried about something like what happened in the last pic when I was soloing JH the week before. However, the snow was a bit more powdery and probably a tad more stable, but there is some...
It was very good on Saturday in the afternoon, but today is warmer. I would be a bit cautious with regard to wet slides.
Is there still firewood at that hut for the stove?How is the condition of the hut?I was there a dozen years ago and it provided excellent skiing and gave us easy access to ski Matier and Joffre. ...
As usual a great report. I think the powder season is over. Time for corn harvesting once it tassles.
My friend and I were up there and we tried to warn those guys that they may not want to go up there and mess with that steeper stuff as you approach the Castle itself, because it might unzip. We...
JimI agree and that is why I am leery of chutes. In the northwest I think also due to the snow being wetter and more dense I think the steeper slopes greater than 45 degrees here in the PNW have...
Not sure this is the same Freya, but I may know her Dad, John Lockwood, great guy. Sounds like you had a fun trip. A bit intimidating crossing glaciers in white outs, but at least you foun...