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Excellent tour, thanks for the pics and report!
That south line on Dome looks worthy. I've only skied the N Face of Sinister, and it left quite an impression--a fantastic line with great position loo...
yeah what Ryan said.
that line is sweet! you scored good conditions; when (coincidentally) Ryan (sorry bud) and I skied it years ago, there was a short section of sp-icy downclimbing, made spicier by...
Looks sweet -- glad you fellas enjoyed the descent. I was one of the three waiting for the NFNWR to soften. My buddies said it was in the worst shape they'd skied it, but still we had some kind o...
Thanks Tim. I mis-recalled where they cached their skis. Haven't heard of any other attempts, fwiw. Hope I didn't come across as that cranky guy, "it's all been skied before on three pins and leather...
Second photo shows steep but doable approach slope:
https://skisickness.com/post/vt545-31-may-1-jun-nf-buckner-plus-forbidden-loop-tour
Looks like good clean no-stress fun. Nice timing.
I'll send some info your way. The short version: we took a higher-than-standard --climber's right -- col/notch near Sharkfin to ski down to the Bosto...
Nice tour! My only attempt on that west face, coming from the open fly couloir on Hardy, was ended by spooky deep powder. Glad you got it.
To answer your question: I recall that Oyvind Henningson (sp...
Nice route, Kam! Way to connect our previously visited zones. Glad you got to ski that shot you remarked on down to Green Creek. Gotta get back there with you again, fun touring range.
Amazing trip! Must check some of these out.
that looks fantastic!
Glad y'all might find this useful--yes eze, there is a ton of ski terrain once you get up there!
bargainhunter: yes, axe and crampons employed--gets pretty steep up top, and there was one firm/icy/na...
Nice exploratory tour, and purty photos of the new backyard. Would like to see more if you venture out again.
Have wondered about ski touring around those high eastern Cascade peaks--looks sweet, and...
Sounds (and looks) like a stellar day, Kam! Thanks, was wondering if the corn cycle was setting up on those slopes -- would have been out there (or thereabouts?) today, but for work...
Looks like a fun tramp! Still a fair bit of snow hanging on despite the heat, huh?
Agree, fantastic trip and depiction(s)! Looks like you nailed the window.
Kam, that looks like a sweet perspective on the Crescent Creek Spires (west half of Southern Pickets). My favorit...
Yes! Looks like a great day. Thx for all the helpful conditions info.
Thanks for the additional context Lowell (and kjohnson). The title "Icefall" now appears dated, but somehow "Mesahchie Residual Snowfield Couloir" or "...shrunken Glacier remnant couloir" just doesn't...
Very cool, well done gents!
Was surprised by how beat up Lib ridge and Ptarmigan ridge are right now -- with all the snowfall, does anybody know if Rainier had above-avg winds this winter? ...
Lowell, would be great to see that photo if you can find a chance to re-upload it. Expect that the road was in much better shape way back when.
Thanks Jason! Sorry to say yes, phone photos for this w...
Cool idea; glad to hear the corn cycle is happening east of the crest.
Neat idea for a traverse link-up! Appreciate the pics, info., and solid TR debut.
Yes, the ski down from Pyramid features some fine Cascades arboreal combat. Or if you're feeling it, the avy path goe...
agree, sick pic! report got chopped? c'mon cumulus, dish!
Fantastic. Strong work fellas!
Strong work day-tripping from the closed road! As others said, good timing and quite the score.
Sent you a message inquiring re: more pics of the Mowich-Ptarmigan zone, if you are willing to sh...
Great concept well executed! Fantastic trip.
Cool trip. That couloir has been on the to-ski list, nice way to kick off a tour. And the NW face of Black appeared to be in good shape when you were back there! Wish I'd seen this report earlie...
heck yes looks like a quality ski. hope to hit that zone next year.
solid report! love that S loop tour. conditions looking good around there--last Wed, the 17th? Or more recently?
Heck yes that is a neat tour. Well done fellas. Yeah that codger Doug gets around.
re: your blog post and the Kumquat, i expect that gets skied most seasons, probably seen a dozen (or two) descents....
nice work folks, glad you found it in good nick!Kam, i was with Sky on the first descent, which i recall started some dumb Jan evening on Cascade River Rd well short of the Sibley turn-off -- ugh. (Al...