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Great to hear you're back, Jimmy! Thanks for introducing me to Heliotrope way back when; it's one of my favorite slopes (nice wide ones fit my skiing ability best!)I look forward to skiing w...
OK, I’ll admit to it: I lost it--- last spring, just before a sprained ankle and two knee replacements sidelined me. I figured I wouldn’t be able to use it for a year or more, so the best thing would...
Thanks for the TR. I'm jealous---that's one of my favorite places in the whole world. I've only skied it once, in August 2013 I think, when we had even longer-lasting snow than we'...
Thanks for the TR and video. I've never skied it, but at the top of South Brother there's a nice flat spot with enough room for 2 or 3 to sleep. It's quite a light show. We were jealous...
Thanks for the inspiration and pics. Sounds like it was a great trip.Was the road open all the way to the trailhead parking lot? That bowl above Deer Lake is a lot of fun, and it would be even more so...
Way to go bringing the younger generation into the fold! Twenty years from now, we'll need all the young friends we can get to help push our walkers up to the top of the hill and strap us into ou...
author=Rusty Knees link=topic=17913.msg75875#msg75875 date=1289674324]Maybe I should have been grunting louder going into every turn. (Paul Parker reference).Growling like a bear seems to improve my...
author=Scotsman link=topic=17822.msg75303#msg75303 date=1288830228]... there is a fine line between boyish enthusiasm and senile dementia.Now that I'm officially within the traditional age range...
Pavel,Thanks for the TR and pix. I'm thinking of heading up there this weekend or next. That Flett headwall is one of my favorite July runs ever; just the right pitch and consistent all the way d...
Thanks for the TR and pics. Sounds like a great area; I'm inspired!
Great TR and pics! Thanks for the inspiration. I've wanted to ski that area for a while; maybe I'll make it this year.
Thanks for the update on conditions. A guy we met there said he skied it through the end of May last year; maybe I'll make it back once more.I like the desert views and the opportunity to jump in...
Hey. Robie & Dave thanks for dragging me along for another great day that beat the weather forecast by a mile. Next time we'll have to bring a rope so you two can pull me up the last 500 feet...
Thanks for the cool video! I'm going to look for a good tree run next time out.
Alpymarr,Thanks for the trail; it was very appreciated. It was fun meeting you. On our way out we watched you guys dropping down one of those slopes to the south. Your runs looked so good we figured y...
When I was 18 all of my friends had figured out that Social Security was a giant Ponzi scheme that would have to collapse before we got to collect on it, so we resolved to only work under the table an...
author=Teleskichica link=topic=16105.msg67185#msg67185 date=1269317231] I have had issues before with ice forming on the bar, ... really discouraged by this gear malfunction. Anybody else had this pro...
author=Stugie link=topic=16071.msg67044#msg67044 date=1269139330] I am now even more paranoid than ever about falling cornices. You're not paranoid if they really are coming for you! Thanks for...
I agree that Hyak is a great place for starting out. And the more new people you can bring in to share our addiction, the better. In our group, with several of us aged 60 +/-, our strategy is to bring...
author=runningclouds link=topic=15902.msg66597#msg66597 date=1268356665] Any experience with skiing Mt. Olympus in the spring?There's a Mt. Olympus TR from July '08 at http://www.turns-all-y...
Thanks for the TR & pics. I've been waiting for the road to open, too. At least you found better snow than the last time I went out. I'll be headed your way late this coming week. Are yo...
author=chmnyboy link=topic=15318.msg64220#msg64220 date=1264475906] Patchy snow started at 3000' and was continuous above 3500'What a difference a year makes! This time last year I started s...
Thanks for the report. I'm hoping to get up there sometime in midwinter for a multi-day trip. There are lots of great slopes in & around 7 Lakes Basin. The road will be gated at the highway u...
author=artiszen link=topic=14583.msg61010#msg61010 date=1259015280]There is a non-backcountry posting section : )...ah, but then many of us would have missed the opportunity to learn of some serendipi...
author=Teleskichica link=topic=14385.msg60223#msg60223 date=1257743898]Robie, you were there, too? Sorry to have missed you.Hey Holly, we thought we saw your car right next to us in the parking lot bu...
author=Teleskichica link=topic=13611.msg56775#msg56775 date=1244701090] ... descent down the trampled snowfield marked by dips and divots of suncups, boot pack and postholing. The terrain we skied def...
I guess I shoulda tried calling you when we decided at the last minute to go to Snoqualmie. We went to Silver Peak and found about the same snow conditions you described (except I didn't notice y...
Thanks all for a fun trip---and I got the bonus of being able to distill the pollen off my bases to market as "Special Yellow" grip wax. I promise I'll put the profits in my beacon batt...
Good to hear she got out with you. Is there still as much or more snow on the way up to Chair Peak Basin as at end of June last year? It'd be fun to do that one again.
Way to keep up with those youngsters! Next time I try to get these old legs and lungs up to Muir I'll definitely be using my toe-pivot bindings... and my oxygen tank.