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I don't think it is difficult to grasp the differences between climbing Mt Hood and backcountry skiing the few areas around the mountain. Even climbing a route other than the standard south route...
It does make me sad to see these Mt Hood TR's pop up. The area is definitely experiencing some growing pains and with the increased popularity of the sport and the relatively small area that we h...
I was in one of the other groups that skied White River yesterday. I assume you were in the group of two snowboarders? I'm asking this out of curiosity. Why were you only going a short distance d...
Thanks for the trip report. My wife and I are planning a trip to Iceland. It looks like you might be in Portland, if you're up to it, I'd love to chat about your trip over a beer sometime.
You don't get snow like that on the Magic Mile very often.
I was also up there Saturday and was surprised how many people were out trudging up the hill to slide on snow. It must have been the awesome weather because it certainly wasn't the snow quality o...
Thanks for the write-up. I've been up Middle Sister a handful of times, does that line ever soften up?
What elevation did you hit snow? About this time last year we didn't get onto snow until the Timberline Trail, but previous years before the Dollar Lake fire we were on snow a mile or so below th...
North aspects at and below treeline skied really good on Friday. South aspects on Saturday at and above treeline were mediocre at best.
Nice pics and a good read. Thanks for sharing.
author=rlsg link=topic=26716.msg112707#msg112707 date=1356912569]Any idea how Zig Zag/ and or 'Lum Rock area might be?We skied from Crater Rock on Sunday, 12/30 and it was amazing, probably the b...
Rootsman, Thanks for twisting my arm. That was a really good day.author=Edgesport link=topic=26733.msg112718#msg112718 date=1356923523]Good on you guys! I knew I should have circled back with you abou...
Great report. A friend and I have talked about a similar trip from our front doors in Portland to Mt Hood, but that's all the further we have taken it. Nice work.
I wander what the Meadows policy is on skiing into the closed area from above? I know they are sticklers about climbing into the closed area from the bottom. I have to assume that the policy is the sa...
Last year we skied Silver Star on May 31. We approached from the south and hit snow about about a half mile out of the Grouse vista TH. All of the aspects were skiing very well and there was easily an...
Thanks for the info, I was thinking about going in there tomorrow. I've always gone in from the south. How close do you think you can get if you approach from the north?
I've skied this area twice over the last couple years, both times on a deep snowpack. The first time we simply parked along Hwy 35 where the Hwy crosses Hell Roaring Creek and went straight up th...
I've been up to Red Rock Pass in the summer on my mt bike, but have never been in this are during the winter months. How does the terrain on the upper mountain compare to the terrain around the s...
Great TR Koda. Sounds like very similar conditions to what we experienced in 2005. Sorry I missed it.
Looks like you made the right decision, or should I say the "Left" decision. We went up the busier right side of the Palmer on Sunday and had mediocre conditions at best.
Nice report. I get quite a few late afternoon/evening skis in on Hood during the summer fall months. Some of the best snow I have ever skied is during this time of day.
Nice pictures as usual Stoudema.I was up there on Saturday too, but on the White River side. Climbed up through the Ski area and along the White River Glacier to the base of Crater Rock. Great conditi...
author=stoudema link=topic=21054.msg90114#msg90114 date=1307474974]Looks nice! I've been wanting to get in there for awhile now. Maybe this weekend, but might be heading to Middle Sister instea...
Thanks for the report. I did this trip about 8 years ago. I've been eyeing this from Portland over the last several weeks between clear and cloudy days and we were planning to go up yesterday (Sa...
Typically, over the last couple years, I've just stayed out of Newton Creek until corn season due to the number of people making multiple skin tracks and randomly climbing and skiing.
author=Koda link=topic=20369.msg86598#msg86598 date=1301531188]Every time I ski Newton someone sets a diagonal skin track right up the middle of the ski run. I cringe at the thought of how many people...
After having way to many bad trips on Mt St Helens, my rule of thumb is 2-3 clear days after a storm. IMHO, corn is the best way to enjoy the mountain.And I believe they pretty much stop plowing somet...
We got suckered by the weather forecast on Sunday and ended up turning around at the weather station due to rain. It wasn't raining too bad, but we were there to have fun, and skiing in the rain...
Any signs of snowmobilers? Last year the Bennett Pass area was absolutely horrible with snowmobile traffic, they were tracking up all the clearcuts on a pretty regular basis. I'm hoping it was du...
A buddy and I skied in there yesterday from the WR snopark with similar conditions. The big moraine in the middle was still holding some great snow and we did a few laps next to your tracks. We decide...