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WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)
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Nice you will often be alone on that run as 5km-10km up the road with a sled is some of the best terrain on the Duffey and not crowds.
This is what a community up north did to help promote ski touring.http://www.bbss.ca/hankinNuts and bolts are a dedicated touring area with runs cut it was a unemployement program initialy if I rememb...
Can you tow in with snowmobiles on that side? But plowing would be a great idea.
Nice. This next round of systems should make that a pretty nice destination... Hopefully the road stays passable.
author=dmarzilli link=topic=33440.msg138590#msg138590 date=1421779180]Nice work! How was the stability when you were there?Stability was good now it isn't so good. Lots of buried surface hoar and...
You would be correct running clouds pretty much right at blowdown pass. Long way up the road 15km to the lake sled travel pretty quick. From there 1000ft runs in the alpine.
There is skiing to be had out there! I know too many people that have stayed at home because they think it is crappy. High alpine last weekend was damn good! Way to get after it!
I was crying a little driving through in the blue bird skies on monday knowing that it was so good up high!
Nice! We had a good chat on the ridge on the way down! The vis was so bad at one point I thought I was stopped but kept moving. I almost lost my lunch during that episode.
I was wondering how much snow was over there. Much better plan to drive high than hike!
RSLG here is some detailed kootenay pass info poached from the acmg mcr reports"Just back from trip to Kootenay Pass. Here are a few observations from the day.The storm from earlier in the week c...
Sweet! Did you tag the summit? It was looking pretty gnarly to cross the glacier back in early november.
I rolled through kootenay pass on tuesday night. I know people were skiing the hill at whitewater wednesday morning which is similar elevation. Maybe 60 to 80cms would be my guess. I was gonna hunt ar...
This would be a prime location to do something like they have in Smithershttp://www.bbss.ca/hankin They have cut runs plus they secured funding to get it plowed. It would take a dedicated group to get...
We are seeing this all over the place in BC. Crazy steep up tracks everywhere. Overlapping ski tracks. I have told groups to wait and not ski over top of the uptrack and with deer in the headlights lo...
Awesome! Looks like Baker is the best place for the foreseeable future to still get the goods!
Great photos. Such an awesome day with the sun out! 4x4 and snowies didn't slip once on the road. I am wondering if any one tried to get up to skyline Sunday.
The warm andsunny are it pretty easy to enjoy the day. With stability in the winter those Glacier runs would be unreal. Can't beat 3hr hike to a 3000ft Glacier run.Grey's w...
Ski in to the hut is pretty quick about 1.5 to 2.5 hrs depending on how loaded down you are. It is the busiest area on the whole road and the hut is more like a party town than a skiers destination. I...
Thanks Zap.I try not to preach that often but after seeing some decisions that gave me chills Saturday. That was the reason for the post Here is the full thought"There is nothing wrong with turni...
author=lrudholm link=topic=27266.msg114853#msg114853 date=1359651146]Wish I had dual citizenship.I wish we had cheap beer.
That new lift will change the game. The cat is running skiers in and out of the grey area. Now. Looking at that plewman area the back side tree runs look sooooooooooo good.Going to explore there more...
author=Zap link=topic=27027.msg113903#msg113903 date=1358314445]The photos are great. Jill and I only skied the south side on a powder day. ;)They never have powder in kootenay pass :) Move along n...
author=khyak link=topic=27027.msg113902#msg113902 date=1358313434">If you get the maps is there any reason to get the guide book, West Kootenay touring guide?I have both the touring guide and the Chic...
author=trees4me link=topic=27027.msg113893#msg113893 date=1358310473]That's a great area. Did you go north or south? We made a quick powder stop there a few years ago. Wish we had more time......
author=Zap link=topic=27005.msg113797#msg113797 date=1358203041]McGill Shoulder loooks good and the shots of the second part look great. ;)The back half of the trip was good for sure!! Made it...
Thanks Zap. It felt like a major treat skiing in the sun in December had to share.
Pure dedication... Standards who cares... You earned it!!! Makes me feel bad for bailing on my bid because of a busy work schedule!! Well done!
Well done!! Must feel good to have a year under your belt!
Awesome to see you guys up there yesterday.. It was a good kickstart to the season!