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3/19/17
WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)
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WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)
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This is TR might have set the record for most words about Silver Peak, good job! And not a single mention of the condition of FS-9070, to boot...
An easier ascent route is to follow the road network...
Ah so that was you early birds getting the worms, nice work! Those sledders came up and thrashed the upper bowl, highmarking the ridge most folks ski down (but fortunately right after I rode down it)....
I'm not gonna say it's done but it sure feels done. Good thing the summer solstice is on a Friday this year. A roughly 99:1 steps to turns ratio is too high for me to make the drive back out...
A friend of mine was over last night and this TR came up in conversation. He claimed there was no "Squaw Lake" and doubted your report of continuous snow from it. I pulled my Green Trails ma...
The direct descent route was already narrower than 160cm at its choke point when I rode it 10 days ago. I think you made the right decision to descend back down the north bowl. Plus, it's a real...
It is extremely frustrating that the FS won't open the gate @ Heather Meadows until they don't have to step on a single patch of snow to service the outhouse @ the TH. It's not like the...
You skinned right past Flying Pie & passed it up?!That one's been on my bucket list for awhile, moreso now because I can see it from my deck. I might have to go looking for your skin track ne...
My understanding is that snowmobiles are permitted to use the Hidden Valley side of Hyak after 4/15. My limited additional understanding is that they are permitted to use the forest road which switchb...
But they won't avoid the warmup of today. Expect partially-refrozen mank below 4k and variable conditions above. There's still powder above 5k, though...
It looks like they're not exclusively skiers, either ;D
By now Silas should know that a bad day of skiing is better than a good day of working...
You, most likely, ended-up following the skin track of the lady I saw skinning up the road on my way out @ 830 in the morning..shen I stopped to ask why she was doing that when the highway was closed...
I don't know why you'd choose an operating base area vs. one that isn't. Both Summit East & West were closed yesterday and probably would've made a better choice as it was snow...
Silver Fir was the right call this morning. but I should've gone back to Hyak and toured in the afternoon. Thanks for the quick report, I'm looking forward to utilizing your skin tracks tomo...
Gib says no uphill travel restrictions at the moment.See you Sunday, Silas?
That crust softened appreciably in the afternoon. Which was great because I rolled-out of bed around 1030 with a pair of logs for legs after going hard Sat. Made two sets of powder 1s (so one set of P...
Should be even better by the weekend! ;D
Why take FS-75 instead of Skate Creek Rd?
It's not over 'til the fat lady sings... but I'm pretty sure we'll be hearing her siren call from the summit this weekend :PIn other news, Edelweiss Bowl still looks skiable, altho...
author=Norseman link=topic=38446.msg155699#msg155699 date=1494309866]AusgezeichnetFTFY :DAnd here I was thinking that year of German in college went to waste...
author=Chuck C link=topic=38205.msg154860#msg154860 date=1490797107]Somewhere I heard there was some avy dog training going on this weekend in the area.There was, indeed. I found the stomped to shit t...
What's that saying about trash in the backcountry again?
I wouldn't say it's long gone... rather more like locked-up for later use :D
You weren't alone ;)
How heavy was the snow? When we drove over Blewett Monday afternoon it looked thick and with a temp spike into the upper 30s that day (followed by a cool-down overnight) I'm concerned conditions...
That sunrise over Alpy photo, wowEDIT: Forgot emojis aren't supported by this forum's character encoding scheme
Was that you I saw when departing? Perhaps I'll never know, but I suspect I'll be seeing you tomorrow morning :)
The necessity of floating lightly is what sent me to West this morning after riding mostly East this weekend. Fingers crossed what lurks beneath is more friendly at Alpy...
I never could figure-out why Stevens migrated to Yodelin after the summit lots filed. Seems to me it would make more sense to start parking folks at the Nordic Center to give yourself more time to get...
You know you've made the right choice in location when you cross paths with Silas.Hoping to see you on chair 2, soon, Mr. Wild!