February 9, 2010, Arrowhead Peak near Stevens Pass

2/9/10

WA Stevens Pass

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Posted by silaswild on 2/9/10 10:19am

Surprisingly good conditions, sunny weather, and low wind! Crusty snow from the roadhead to 4200', then increasingly fluffy to the summit. Some hard snow in the trees, chunks of soft snow pinwheels higher up. 2-6" powder atop increasingly dense snow.

2/9/10 12:00pm

rusty-knees

Nice, Silas - good call. We were looking at Arrowhead Sunday afternoon from Heather Ridge. That is one beautiful pyramid. Looks like fabulous weather!

2/10/10 12:19am

alecapone

Well, you proved my assumptions wrong. I was consdidering a couple ideas somewhere in the vicintity, but opted out. Great day you had there.

2/10/10 1:17am

silaswild

I knew I needed the exercise, so forced myself to go, and was happily rewarded.

author=alecapone link=topic=15548.msg65032#msg65032 date=1265818483]
I was consdidering a couple ideas somewhere in the vicintity, but opted out.

Hmm, 'opted out'? .... for a much burlier choice you might add. Congrats on your excellent tour in Johannesburg couloir.

2/10/10 4:38am

cchapin

very nice, kind of regret not going with you guys but i slept till 9:30 so...

see ya this afternoon

2/10/10 8:52am

alecapone

author=silaswild link=topic=15548.msg65035#msg65035 date=1265822179]
I knew I needed the exercise, so forced myself to go, and was happily rewarded.
Hmm, 'opted out'? .... for a much burlier choice you might add. Congrats on your excellent tour in Johannesburg couloir.

Thanks, but I wouldn't have had to drive as far! I was actually consdering the other side of the white pine somewhere.

2/11/10 6:20am

big-steve

Luv the Arrowhead tour, especially the pillow skiing on the summit ridge.

Thanks for the report.

2/11/10 8:18am

unclebo

Thanks for the report, was going to head up there Sat in anticipation of good stuff but the rest of our crew wants to try around Rainier

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