Cracks for practice

Hey

A friend and I are looking for a crack or two similar to the one found in the following post for some rescue skillz upgrades...

www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboardi...86dd884&topic=5217.0

Anybody any pointers from recent trips on MR around paradise area? Paradise glacier? Maybe even GPS coordinates ?

Thanks

Wander out onto the Nisqually. You won't need to go far...the cracks are widening as I write this.

Oh you're talking about crevasse rescue.

Here's a pictorial guide - these slots are pretty close to Paradise and saw a lot of use last weekend for the same purpose (as the pic shows...).

And yeah, they are widening by the hour. Some of the old boot pack/ski lines might go over snow bridges that aren't trustworthy any more. Keep that in mind as you approach the slots and get set up. Have a good time!

You may not have originated the idea 
Here's a shot from lower down of what is likely the same gaggle that Jim obeserved from above:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3590333207_949b8401a8.jpg?v=0

How'd ya like to be responsible for a group that size out on the glacier on a hot day, eh? 

And yeah, they are widening by the hour. Some of the old boot pack/ski lines might go over snow bridges that aren't trustworthy any more. Keep that in mind as you approach the slots and get set up.

We had to negotiate some gnarly sharp "S" turns through some sketchy looking cracks on Nisqually Sunday afternoon. The bridges were definitely sagging. I had one start to sink with the bottom of my ski.

Make sure you get some bomber placements for pro...that snow was getting REALLY mushy...

JimH and ron j - nice pics of the cattle herds. I guess there were some classes practicing crevasse rescue this weekend.