Feb 7, 2010, Another Slot TR
2/7/10
WA Snoqualmie Pass
2419
7
Short report before bed:
The Slot skied really well today.
Skier8484 was telling me that the Slot would be saving some good fluffy stuff, so with little hope for the Olympics, I opted to make the trek to the Cascades. Although temps were warm, the couloir did have surprisingly good snow and a fair bit of it at that; 2 or 3 turns in the upper couloir was the max before the sluff built up too much. The line wasn't tracked out at all like I'd expected, and we didn't even see another skier in backcountry the entire day. Descent back down to the ski area was miserable, but motivation from the Alpy Bloody Marys kept the sticks a-turnin'.
Stability in the Slot was solid, only small point releases on the rest of the slopes encountered.
The Slot skied really well today.
Skier8484 was telling me that the Slot would be saving some good fluffy stuff, so with little hope for the Olympics, I opted to make the trek to the Cascades. Although temps were warm, the couloir did have surprisingly good snow and a fair bit of it at that; 2 or 3 turns in the upper couloir was the max before the sluff built up too much. The line wasn't tracked out at all like I'd expected, and we didn't even see another skier in backcountry the entire day. Descent back down to the ski area was miserable, but motivation from the Alpy Bloody Marys kept the sticks a-turnin'.
Stability in the Slot was solid, only small point releases on the rest of the slopes encountered.
Agreed, the Slot did ski really well, especially considering the conditions on other aspects. I definitely look forward to a return trip where the skiing back to car isn't mashers the whole way.
Although that ten footer to mush you hucked on the way out was SICK!
Also, anyone know what's in the bag hanging in the tree by the couloir entrance?
Although that ten footer to mush you hucked on the way out was SICK!
Also, anyone know what's in the bag hanging in the tree by the couloir entrance?
author=skier8484 link=topic=15523.msg64916#msg64916 date=1265639433]
Also, anyone know what's in the bag hanging in the tree by the couloir entrance?
We wondered the same...
Dog food is in the bag.
Despite complete lack of vis in the bowl up top, Crooked skied way better than the Slot IMO on Sat. The ice bulge is still present in the main chute, but very easy to negoiate the exit of Crooked on skiers right.
Despite complete lack of vis in the bowl up top, Crooked skied way better than the Slot IMO on Sat. The ice bulge is still present in the main chute, but very easy to negoiate the exit of Crooked on skiers right.
Hey that is our friend and his dog's lunch sack. He would love to get it back if someone could drop it by the Alp patrol or just leave it there.
We got to the bottom of the coulior and realized it was still hanging on the tree. We were excited to see it made it onto TAY.
Thanks!
We got to the bottom of the coulior and realized it was still hanging on the tree. We were excited to see it made it onto TAY.
Thanks!
author=A&K link=topic=15523.msg64948#msg64948 date=1265669641]
Hey that is our friend and his dog's lunch sack. He would love to get it back if someone could drop it by the Alp patrol or just leave it there.
We got to the bottom of the coulior and realized it was still hanging on the tree. We were excited to see it made it onto TAY.
Thanks!
Keegan...? :)
That's pretty funny because we speculated exactly that.
Nice guys, I was thinking about you while we were digging snow pits and doing beacon practice closer to Alpental.
Gary
Gary
author=Teleskichica link=topic=15523.msg64923#msg64923 date=1265647383]
We wondered the same...
author=A&K link=topic=15523.msg64948#msg64948 date=1265669641]
Hey that is our friend and his dog's lunch sack. He would love to get it back if someone could drop it by the Alp patrol or just leave it there.
We got to the bottom of the coulior and realized it was still hanging on the tree. We were excited to see it made it onto TAY.
Thanks!
That's great! Brian and I were thinking it was some kind of tradition; leave a small sacrifice to Ullr at the couloir entrance. Chica, you musta skied that recently?
author=GaryJan link=topic=15523.msg64978#msg64978 date=1265688746]
Nice guys, I was thinking about you while we were digging snow pits and doing beacon practice closer to Alpental.
Gary
...and thanks for the Saturday call with the conditions report. We'll hopefully be doing this line again before the season's over.
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