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Enjoyed your descent narrative. That's a surprisingly sweet run.

Very proud trip. Top-downing is not easy. 

Great project! You guys keep rocking it!

Beauty! Thanks for report!

The long slog up the road. I am but a simple peasant without a snowmobile.

Had considered the traverse given avalanche conditions, but we opted not to due to high probability of terrible ski conditions. Definitely made the right call. Both aasgard and Colchuck had massive slides that ran almost the entirety of the slopes.

Where did you park, and what was your approach?

Tell me you left a car at exit 47 to do this loop. 😂

A January descent is a real deal accomplishment, congrats! Nice photos too.

That first photo is dreamy. Very cool route.

Damn is that Chair in the second pic? Looks so badass from that angle. Awesome traverse, very creative! 

Strong. I love the mid winter high pressure window. Nice photos too!

@osean - Coverage was almost identical to the photo (pulled off wikipedia). FAT. No avalanche runnels either. Getting this in powder would be the run of a lifetime.

@will-govus - We were wondering if anyone had skied it before... Nice work!

Yahoo!

Awww yeaaa! We were just chatting yesterday about when this line would go while being worthy of a descent. Well done on the timing- I thought similar slopes would be mostly debris'ed out. How'd you find the coverage in comparison to your photo?

Nice report! Well done.

Thanks @tooslim @todd-eastman

Nice work! Rainier in winter is no small task. It's good to see how conditions are up high. Firm and windblasted - no way upper slopes could soften without a much higher freezing level. Looks like navigating the Ingraham top-down was pretty cruxy.

I've climbed the ledges in Spring and it really isn't bad in those conditions. The ledges are flat enough to be easy walking, and there are sections that hold ice and keep the rocks in place. I think people climb that route year-round. It is...

Congratulations, your TAY streak is nearly as long as the mortgage on my house! 

Ahhhh! That was a fine serving of fun!

Thanks for the report! Went up there today and found excellent corn.

Nice to read something good about a ski day there. Looked like safe conditions. 

Did you ski the Southwest Couloir itself?  Or just down below it?

@cpcoldsmoke my buddy was using Gaia and I think it was only 6400’ gain over ~8ish miles. 

Thanks everyone.  Wise decision- looks like I will be getting the mountain bike out too.  I remain optimistic that come mid February/March this La Niña will deliver  🤞

Yeah I know, but how else to get a peek of the snowpack without getting thrashed? From my AT skate, my thoughts are that if it’s warm and sunny...and the wind does not pick up...A lucky guy or gal might get soft, skiable snow between 11 and 2 on South and South East sunny exposures. This forecast comes with a money back guarantee!🤪