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Guessing anything in this zone (or similar along highway 20) is quite the endeavor after tomorrow with the highway closing?

Fabulous! Thanks for sharing!

Impressive trek..... I can't imagine the calories burned in the process. The photography and composition rocks!!

Looks to good to be true! Nice tracks

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Holy smokes, this looks amazing. Kudos for finding the goods.

Way to go get it :)!

We went to the Longmire Inn service desk and entered our info on a form: Name, Address, Phone Number, Car make, model and plate number.    

We then left an item of value (in this case an iPhone) with the clerk in exchange for a key.    Which we used to unlock the gate, drive through and relock the gate.   Returned the key to clerk and recovered the iPhone.    A driver's license or other photo ID would also work for security deposit for t...

I need you on my speed dial for car to car skiing all year. Well done. 

Glad to hear you didn't have to pay a huge fine and listen to a ranger harangue you.
What was the procedure for unlocking the gate?

Ha, that looks fun, Andy. A bit of a rocky tail behind your skis : ) but sure nice to get the turns!

U kin du it

Webcams show enough snow at Paradise to skin from the stairs.  I am hoping for a shot at Chinook Pass this fall.  The way things are coming down there could be some early closures of passes?  Or early openings of lifts???

Hi Andy and Mike.  I just watched this vid a month later, after posting a TR.  So funny/ironic that you cramponed to the tourist road.  We walked part of that same area 20 years ago and I would have thrilled to see 2 skier dudes.  What we do!

Look out below!

Thanks for the videos. We could never understand the experience without them.

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Looks like a great area. Nice pictures, too!

Ahhhh brings a smile to my face. Snow is back on the menu - respect to you guys for keeping the tradition and vibe alive.

Quite a sight for sore eyes from the "Dependables'

Well played you all. It begins.

@ps44 we saw the ghosts of your tracks!

@waveshello - I was optimistically hoping for 24" of unconsolidated snow, and these are my trail-breakers (of course by COOP Skis of Wenatchee). 130mm at the waist. 😀 I call them the "Legit130" because the top sheet art is by Gretchen Leggitt from Bellingham. I didn't take a good picture of the skis this trip, but here is a picture of the tips:

Who'd thought of running into two "Wenatchee-ans" with skis in September, but it was nice to finally meet longtime TAYers and to ski together!  We did one lap from 8k' down to Pebble Creek in the AM and skiing was very good.  I then skinned up to 9500' above which the new snow seemed much thinner among many icy islands.  The PM snow was wetter but still pretty good.

Happy Wenatchee-ans:

Looks great and yay for September turns. Beautiful pictures, as always (we were there on Sunday, getting the tail of the storm).

Ha, Mack, Mike and I did that last year….in the rain! We only made two laps! Way to go. We stole the apple yesterday on Rainier 3 inches of fresh on a firm smooth base! I’ll try and get up a post.

Way to get after it, Mack!

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Enjoy your adventures in WA, Clapper Adventures!