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2/24/19
WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)
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Awesome, glad my TR inspired! You took a steeper route off the summit to the glacier from your topo.
Yep, sorry about later reply. Could have driven to Nooksack Cirque TH. Vehicles had slewed off the road beyond that. There was no base to ski down the lower part of the trail. Definitely a loop is the...
Weird about the "fort" issue. Wondering about those snow ramps all over the place, too. Are they owned by the builders? Is there a responsibility to remove them after use? Normally, people d...
Yeah, disappointing snow pack this year. There was more snow two years ago in early July than this year in May.I was up at the base of SEWS last Wednesday after a dump of eight inches of pow. That was...
Nice. I think it was you we talked to on Grant Peak around 2 PM. Okay, now I know who Tom Sjolseth is.Not sure what you mean by mank on the Park Glacier but it looked awful windblown on that side. The...
Re: RobinsonAt what point was there enough snow to ski? I'm assuming continuous snow for skiing would be above the waterfalls on Beauty Creek somewhere but before the standard route leaves the cr...
author=mattfirth link=topic=28355.msg119287#msg119287 date=1366767393]Thanks for the report Eric. Was the snow cover continuous from the highway?Ditto and is there any sign of the trail? It is mention...
author=ebeam link=topic=23430.msg99439#msg99439 date=1327873105]Stoked, I did a Barometer traverse on the 22nd. Skiing the long fall line of trees to the Nooksack valley still needs additional snow fo...
author=skier8484 link=topic=23435.msg99356#msg99356 date=1327780959]Looks like Anderson Creek in the background. What was the ski out to the highway like at the bottom? Was there enough snow?
Hey Don,Down to what elevation did you ski? And what was the snow depth? Was thinking of the Barometer Mountain traverse. Wondering if there's enough snow low down to make it a go?
author=Salal link=topic=20509.msg87311#msg87311 date=1302628680]I skinned up the road and up cedar creek to huckleberry creek via some ridge to its west. Did you go up Huckleberry Creek from the confl...
author=sb link=topic=19823.msg83934#msg83934 date=1298478756]The best way to get to the peaks is to cross Cedar Creek earlier (below the falls) and get on the moderate ridge that heads up the west si...
author=Jake the Brit link=topic=19823.msg83926#msg83926 date=1298441480]With an eye on N Gardener Jeremy & I left the Early Winters road end Saturday at 11AM & headed 6 miles up the road &...
Jeff, what's the driving time to that area from say Kamloops or Kelowna? Do you need a sled or helicopter to get in there?
author=Zap link=topic=16967.msg71491#msg71491 date=1277079727]It's an area many of us have never toured. What was the start elevation ? It appears that you were able to skin from the car.Hey Za...
Thanks runningclouds. We were just up there yesterday and took the Heliotrope trail. I agree, Grouse Creek was melted out.
author=Zap link=topic=16816.msg70650#msg70650 date=1275582373]The snow pack looks healthy. What were the elevations where you started skinning and top ?Hey Zap,Ski area base is 900 meters. The snowli...
Hey ridngoofy,You approached from Glacier Creek Road? Did you head up Grouse Creek route or stick to the trail? And where is the snowline? This weekend doesn't look so great but you never know!
author=BigSnow link=topic=16570.msg70328#msg70328 date=1274983528]yikes! That cornice looks a lot bigger than normal. Is it just the perspective of the shot?AlanLooks bigger to me.
Looks like a fun time earlier in the month. We drove up the Cutthroat road last w/e to check it out and the snow was almost down to the highway but then a local gal said there were lots of bare patche...
What's the access like to Emmons Glacier route right now? Is it plowed to the TH? Anyone skied it recently?
Hi SquakMtn,I assume you flew in but do you know if the Harts Pass road is open? Last few years in spring it's been plowed to Cache Creek to allow the sleds to get in.
Hi Heidi, Thanks for the reply. On this shot, it looks suspiciously like snowmobile tracks on the left. Can you confirm? http://lh5.ggpht.com/_4LjsQIW5hno/S4SSmvMGonI/AAAAAAAAAFs/nibvXlk_-9Y/s640/DSCF...
What was the snow depth at the parking lot? Was the gate covered?
Great report. Interesting analysis of the group dynamics. Maybe the nonchalance over the missing Ivan is more an east European thing than due to group inexperience. The other thing is maybe Ivan had a...
Hey ebeam, It's a long drive especially from the lower 48. Got some skiing shots from my bro'. My camera battery packed it in on the summit so I didn't have any.Above: Right below the s...
Hey skykilo, you didn't say how the ski down the trail was or did you take a run down the Barrier?El Nino has been pretty harsh on Vancouver's local North Shore mountains and in the Howe Sou...
Hey Toby, in the first shot, which direction is that? How far up Rutherford did you drive before unloading?
Hey sb, What's the snow depth at the bottom of the road, i.e. Hannegan Pass turnoff? Are the branch roads snowed in down at the bottom?
author=Pete_H link=topic=13456.msg56021#msg56021 date=1243401806] After topping out above the first steep headwall and rounding the corner into unstable eastfacing isothermic mush with ball dropping e...