January 7, 2003, Camp Muir
1/7/03
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
3906
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Was up there today, lots of interesting snow conditions. Pretty windblown, but good skiing on the snowfield. Lots of variation, soft, crunchy, icy, dry shallow powder, you name it. Not much wind, nice temps, get up there while the weather holds. Pan face was in mid-May conditions, sloppy,sloppy,sloppy, then it was a race to ski the snow that still had sun on it all the way to the car.
Ron J - It was Megans first bc experience with her dynafit setup, went pretty flawless, only mishap was she flipped her heelpiece the wrong way, and the brake deployed. She was rippin better than me for a change.
Ron J - It was Megans first bc experience with her dynafit setup, went pretty flawless, only mishap was she flipped her heelpiece the wrong way, and the brake deployed. She was rippin better than me for a change.
Disgusting ! Doesn't your unemployment run out pretty soon? (Actually quite envious!) :)
Great, Allen. Yeah, I think Megan will really get used to that setup.
Thanks for the great TR.
Thanks for the great TR.
Yes, thanks for the info on Muir. Having been at the lower elevations above Paradise on Sunday, I was hoping for a report from up higher for comparative purposes. It sounds like the supporting crust we were finding under the new snow on Sunday had weakened to produce the "sloppy,sloppy,sloppy" snow you found down lower on Tuesday.
yeah Robie, it does run out soon, but I had to make the best of a "bad" situation yesterday.
As for the conditions up there yesterday, right above PanPt, it warmed up enough in the afternoon to melt that supporting crust, so you did find your way down into the slop. The snowfield was in fine shape, powder on a crust that you could punch thru with your ski pole. It will be interesting to see how that consolidates in the next month or so.
As for the conditions up there yesterday, right above PanPt, it warmed up enough in the afternoon to melt that supporting crust, so you did find your way down into the slop. The snowfield was in fine shape, powder on a crust that you could punch thru with your ski pole. It will be interesting to see how that consolidates in the next month or so.
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