Oct 13, 2018, Paradise MRNP
10/13/18
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
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October has typically been my least favorite ski month, not because there's never good skiing, but I rarely seem to hit it. Saturday was a lucky day! All of the gritty suncups and nastiness have been buffed by recent storms, resulting in a baby-bottom smooth white finish on all of the fabulous rolling intermediate terrain from Camp Muir down to Pebble Creek. By staying off of the boot path it was possible to get over 2000 vertical feet of prime cruising! Race-ready hardpack for the first 1000 ft. or so, transitioning to sugar corn hero snow down low. I can't believe how few people took advantage of it! One of my most fun days on Rainier (but I have a short memory). Month 143 in the books with a smile, I hope November is kind to us and then it's eight "easy" months!
Sounds awesome! Thanks for the write up. Wish I'd been there!
the superlights musta been happy to be out and in the sun !
Thanks Mike! Yes, it was a great one!
Robie I just can't seem to kill those things! They're my go-to late August to early November skis when there may be serious geological surfaces involved!
"Superlight" is only a relevant term for about a year anymore, it seems.
"Superlight" is only a relevant term for about a year anymore, it seems.
1000 feet of race-ready hard packed snow sounds like a blast!
Smooth and no suncups, I need some of that. Thanks for the report.
As of Thursday, the new snow is thinning fast. The main part of the Muir Snowfield down to 8200ft was still excellent skiing for its whole length, with more dodging of exposed old snow required toward the bottom. And the disconnected snowfields below that are pretty much toast.
Thanks for the update & Amar sighting
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