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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!

Posted this to the "Trip Research" section of the Forum where this belongs: https://turns-all-year.com/forum/index/trip-research/53999-suggestions-wanted

Will delete here after a few days once those who got the notification can note the move of the topic.

Enjoy your adventures in WA, Clapper Adventures!

This is the best looking recent run posted.  KUDOS! Do you happen to have a GPS track you'd share?  I'm coming from Utah and am unfamiliar with the area. 

How was the hike around the lake? I've not done that trail in summer in many years. Last time I did it we were able to ski across the lake ;-)

HAHAHA! Bladder Management! One of the TAY problems that can't be mitigated with lighter gear :)

Every camping trip I wrassle with "get up and pee" vs. "I can make it".  Nice to see I'm not alone :)

Nice TR. I am thinking about vesper this Saturday to notch a July tour. Planning on hiking to the top, how much vert do you think I’ll have to ski?  

Just seeing this. Some wicked shit out there.

Nice job!  When Ryan and I did this traverse we thought it was a classic but it took ten years for someone to confirm it😎.  Very impressive time and bike solution to getting back to start.  Loved the video, especially where you poured out water from the shell.  We found the hardest part skiing by the ski area and not stopping.

This is awesome!

Long day!  Nice job - liked the video - short and to the point - I'm tired just watching it. 😀