April 3, 2003, Mt Hyak
4/3/03
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Dawn Patrol this AM. Seems Jah has a funny sense of humor b/c the drive was the snowiest part - all slushy and slick on I-90 even down to North Bend. This is good I think. Then I get to Hyak and there is a paltry 2" of new. Rats. Did my hike up and the sun even started to come out and it stopped snowing. Double rats.
The ski down, well, that wasn't so bad! Light and dry snow made it a blast...but where's the snow?!?
I don't about you, but the supposed 2-4" last couple of days has made me psyched - and every morning I'm dissappointed by the snow reports...who's getting it - it ain't SnoQ.
The ski down, well, that wasn't so bad! Light and dry snow made it a blast...but where's the snow?!?
I don't about you, but the supposed 2-4" last couple of days has made me psyched - and every morning I'm dissappointed by the snow reports...who's getting it - it ain't SnoQ.
I was at Alpental this morning and there was 6-10" of new on the upper mountain and 2-4" off the Express chair. You could still feel the hard layer up top on some of the steeper pitches. It was snowing hard all morning.
Noticed the Sierras received up to 2 feet overnight. Jill and I are heading there next week. :)
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Noticed the Sierras received up to 2 feet overnight. Jill and I are heading there next week. :)
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Too funny...I guess elevation and timing is everything (I left at 7 am). Across the road and 1,000' higher sounds like you had the goods.
Where in the Sierra you heading? (Don't worry, I won't be going there - I feel like the great "no snow" god lately - my brother in VT says big storm for him moving in, a week earlier and maybe I could have had a foot of fresh for my trip!)
Where in the Sierra you heading? (Don't worry, I won't be going there - I feel like the great "no snow" god lately - my brother in VT says big storm for him moving in, a week earlier and maybe I could have had a foot of fresh for my trip!)
We'll probably start in the Bend area and then head for Mt Ashland, OR. Then to the Tahoe area and perhaps Signal Peak and Kit Carson Pass. Then towards the Sherwin Region near Mammoth. We have already skied at Tioga Pass and Rock Creek Canyon so we''ll bypass those areas.Then try Arizona Snowbowl the day before we start our rafting trip of the Grand Canyon. Should be a helluva vertical drop. :).
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What a trip! Check out Mt Gibbs and the Walker Gullies when driving down to Mammoth - those are next on my hit parade when in the area...but way early, prob only safe with corn.
I've skied off Mt Humphries next to the Snobowl - awesome place to camp and ski that area - but best descents are on the "wrong side" of the mtn - to the East. When I was walking the ridge to the summit I was drooling at the descent down that side. The west side needs boo coo snow to make the descent top to bottom - too windswept.
Good luck to you and safe journeys.
I've skied off Mt Humphries next to the Snobowl - awesome place to camp and ski that area - but best descents are on the "wrong side" of the mtn - to the East. When I was walking the ridge to the summit I was drooling at the descent down that side. The west side needs boo coo snow to make the descent top to bottom - too windswept.
Good luck to you and safe journeys.
So what was the crust like underneath the new snow at Hyak? Breakable, walkable, or driveable? Or did you notice? I'm wondering if I can get my aging dogs out for a tour Saturday, so I'm hoping the crust is pretty bomber so they won't posthole while we skiers float on the surface (they just can't handle that any more so the get left home on many tour days).
Well, I walked up the ski trails with no snowshoes and my snowboard under my arm. Pretty hard underneath, frozen granular, kicking steps no drama. When skiing down I stuck to the edge of the woods and found hard underneath, harder to say if it would support as much weight as the ski trails but I'd have to say you'd be ok. I think your pooches would find the going fine.
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