Paradise snowdepth reaches triple digits!

&gt; Damn rain soaked it down below 100 again &gt;<br>Amar - Great info on both the snow depth stats and the snow conditions, prospects and considerations in skiing the Emmons.<br>That, and the comments of Mark and OldHouseMan tempts me to also respond to the Emmons issue... It reminded me of a surprising simple strategy on the matter that Mike Gauthier (head climbing ranger at Rainier and also an avid backcountry boarder and more recently tele skier) suggested to me a few years ago:<br>Just load up and take your skis (or board, as the case may be) with you with you when you leave Sherman. If while climbing you get to a point where you start feeling like "I'll never enjoy skiing this stuff, I shouldn't have brought these damn boards" on the way up, just unload your skis and leave them there (well secured) alongside the boot track. Then on your way back down pick them up again and either ski down from there or carry back down as the conditions dictate. <br>That way you minimize the chances of getting to the top and saying " man, I sure wish I had brought my skis".<br>Gator said he does it that way all the time and has left his board along the trail lots of times.

Speaking of easily quantified milestones, I notice that mild-mannered moderator Ron is making steady progress towards the coveted 1000 post mark. Any interest out there in organizing a little betting pool (purely for entertainment value, of course)? My money's on late summer of this year.

Hummm...<br>Sounds lik a pool that one would certainly expect that I might participate in, wouldn't you think?

Hummm...<br>Sounds lik a pool that one would certainly expect that I might participate in, wouldn't you think?

<br><br>In my view, your participation would necessarily be, shall we say, discreet (in the sense of "capable of preserving prudent silence"). This being the case, I'm sure an arrangement might be arrived at which would be of maximum benefit to, at the very least, you and I.

<br><br>In my view, your participation would necessarily be, shall we say, discreet (in the sense of "capable of preserving prudent silence").  This being the case, I'm sure an arrangement might be arrived at which would be of maximum benefit to, at the very least, you and I.

<br><br>What did he say?

what's the consensus on conditions for tomorrow?