February 7, 2010, Bullion Basin et al
2/7/10
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
1751
3
Group of seven skiers: Austin, Janitha, Linda, Marla, Matt, Randy and Siegfried.
Followed well established skin track. Dug a quick pit at ~5700, no movement in extended column test, shovel shear broke a layer about a foot down, medium smoothness, well rounded grains at interface. Continued to to saddle at ~6150-- skied east facing slopes in Union creek down to ~5400 -- snow was quite nice down to ~5600 -- then got a little heavier. Skiined to pt 6479 -- Light fog on top -- followed wonderful snow in glades east from pt 6479 -- traversing skiers right a bit at ~5800 to take more moderate slopes as the few inches of new snow was sluffing a bit on this aspect and slopes directly below steepened Picked our way though some thick woods from 5400 to 5200 before hitting the access road from Gold Hills.
Followed well established skin track. Dug a quick pit at ~5700, no movement in extended column test, shovel shear broke a layer about a foot down, medium smoothness, well rounded grains at interface. Continued to to saddle at ~6150-- skied east facing slopes in Union creek down to ~5400 -- snow was quite nice down to ~5600 -- then got a little heavier. Skiined to pt 6479 -- Light fog on top -- followed wonderful snow in glades east from pt 6479 -- traversing skiers right a bit at ~5800 to take more moderate slopes as the few inches of new snow was sluffing a bit on this aspect and slopes directly below steepened Picked our way though some thick woods from 5400 to 5200 before hitting the access road from Gold Hills.
We were up there as well, and passed you fairly early on the skin track Skiied down union creek from the shoulder in nice snow, then skinned up to point 6674 and skied the bowl with very nice snow down to about 5800ft, back up to the high point and down the glade to the parking lot with lots of crust on that face. Hope your guy with the alpine binders was alright.
Janitha was the guy touring on conventional alpine gear. He undid his alpine boot buckles, except the toe buckle and made quick short strides. I was impressed with his rate of climb with that configuration. He did reapply moleskin to his heels during a break.
We you the guy with a pair of 90mm Jak BC's on their first tour -- if so how did they ski?
We you the guy with a pair of 90mm Jak BC's on their first tour -- if so how did they ski?
we were the tele skiers who passed you on the steep pitch up just past the groomer turn off, snow was fun down but breaking trail was a lot of work
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