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The turtle was corned up and a joy to ski! That and I remember the rest of the Wilson and Nisqually were delightful creamed corn despite being late in the day. What a special route, getting to ski all the way to the bridge!
Awesome!
I couldn't remember who you all were and I had a ton of great pictures from April and that trip in particular but your crew exhibited such stoke from such a great spot that you made the final cut (hope you don't mind) :D
8 months later....how'd the turtle ski?!
I couldn't remember who you all were and I had a ton of great pictures from April and that trip in particular but your crew exhibited such stoke from such a great spot that you made the final cut (hope you don't mind) :D
8 months later....how'd the turtle ski?!
Cheers to 12 months! Looks like you found some great lines along the way. In fact, I'm in your picture from April on top of the Fuhrer Finger - good times ;D
Thanks for yet another great report as always, Mike. This is exactly why I haven't liked this year's snowpack at all. Those facets and slab are quite something. Much more important than little snow is what persistent cold temps, shallow pack and then wind slab on top of it does. I can only imagine how bad it has been over your way. Hard to have fun being a "recreationista." If I wanted to be intimidated and dumbfounded by buried surface hoa...
author=Kyle Miller link=topic=33318.msg138142#msg138142 date=1420328522]
That photo of Ale slashing with GP in the background is amazing.
Nice work getting those turns guys.
Thanks! It was either sunset photos or skiing a couloir by headlamp. I'm pretty sure we made the right choice.
author=Rowan Stewart link=topic=33318.msg138138#msg138138 date=1420322096]
Excellent report Leyland, though i must take issue with this:
I wouldn't call that downward trail ski "fun" on a splitboard... :( >:( :'( ???
Yeah... i wasn't sure how it went for you guys. Maybe it was the sleep deprivation kicking in.
author=powhound link=topic=33318.msg138141#msg138141 date=1420328106]
LOL, I half wish I would have joined you guys, and half glad I took the wife to paradise.
Brownie points are good, maybe you'll both head up to muir next time!
Great report, thanks for taking the time to write up the details.
Seems this is an expected PWL (I saw the discussion here: http://www.nwac.us/avalanche-forecast/current/cascade-east-central/)
Seems this is an expected PWL (I saw the discussion here: http://www.nwac.us/avalanche-forecast/current/cascade-east-central/)
Super nice story. My dad can't do stuff like that these days but we still get out hiking when I'm back East.
He musta done all right with ya!
He musta done all right with ya!
That photo of Ale slashing with GP in the background is amazing.
Nice work getting those turns guys.
Nice work getting those turns guys.
author=Rowan Stewart link=topic=33318.msg138138#msg138138 date=1420322096]
Excellent report Leyland, though i must take issue with this:
I wouldn't call that downward trail ski "fun" on a splitboard... :( >:( :'( ???
LOL, I half wish I would have joined you guys, and half glad I took the wife to paradise.
Nice work Jonny, you crushed it this past year. Glad I could join you on some of those months! Cheers to the most psyched partner around.
Excellent report Leyland, though i must take issue with this:
I wouldn't call that downward trail ski "fun" on a splitboard... :( >:( :'( ???
author=lrudholm link=topic=33318.msg138134#msg138134 date=1420319075]
Anyways the ski out Wildhorse creek was a fun downward traverse on trail. A little spicy by headlamp :). The split boarders skied it with skins on.
I wouldn't call that downward trail ski "fun" on a splitboard... :( >:( :'( ???
Great photos with the new camera!
You've had the quite the four days.
You've had the quite the four days.
As usual, breathtaking photos. thanks for sharing
That was a nice stretch of weather!
Spotted your tracks on the north side. Was hoping someone would have posted conditions in Victor? The wind that accompanied that last storm really scoured the ridge tops with new cornices, and wind pack! Great pow though in shaded and sheltered zones.
I think breakable crust is on tap for Sat thanks to the intense sunshine and melt freeze cycle.
Spotted your tracks on the north side. Was hoping someone would have posted conditions in Victor? The wind that accompanied that last storm really scoured the ridge tops with new cornices, and wind pack! Great pow though in shaded and sheltered zones.
I think breakable crust is on tap for Sat thanks to the intense sunshine and melt freeze cycle.
I was told the road from Longmire to Paradise would not open that day so I turned around and went home :'(
Thanks for the update Tyler. Hoping to get out there soon and much more consistently this season
update 2 days later, 1-2-15, on a completely different aspect a friend triggered a slide in bounds at Mission Ridge. The slide occurred in a small clearing in the trees about 6000' on a 34 degree slope which faces 20 degrees (NNE). It was about 14" crown, soft slab (no wind affect perceived by me). It was about 40 feet across, and ran about 50' on that same layer of crystals over crust. What is similar about these is that neither involved wind slab. The slab is so soft that...
Thanks for the report from the peninsula! Your description of the spectrum of conditions fits the Snoqualmie (Chair Peak) area well too.
Which peak (if named) is that in your last picture on the blog?
Which peak (if named) is that in your last picture on the blog?
I was up there with a friend last Sunday lapping the north side of Heather Ridge. It needs a few more feet to really ski well, but it wasn't too bad. Lots of little trees to dodge that made for slow going, especially in the upper 1/3 of the face. There are some big boulders that'll take a good bit more snow to cover up, but our bases didn't get scratched up by any small rocks or logs.
Sweet pix, Kenji. The teli style is looking freakin' artistic.
I access from the lift! It's a very long trip up from the Valley. You'd have to be very dedicated. Icy, low angle trail in the trees for miles and miles and miles. I put in a new report today called Cowboy Ridge. We started from the Harmony chair when it opened at 9:15am. We traversed all the way over and under Symphony Chair as it wasn't open yet. From there we skinned up the "Inbounds Backcountry" of Flute. At the top of Flute we dipped into the backcountry and didn�...
csd, We didn't but another pair did go that way. They hoped the north side above Skyline Lake would have more wind-deposted snow. We would have tried that side if time. Some tracks headed that way.
I'd say the coverage is far too low to descend and exit via the PCT or Yodeiln without
brush-hell :(
I'd say the coverage is far too low to descend and exit via the PCT or Yodeiln without
brush-hell :(
Ha- I can put the hurt on people younger than me, and know some older folks that can leave me behind on the uphill. So guess it's how fit you are 8)
So is the area accessed from a lift, or do you skin up from the village?
So is the area accessed from a lift, or do you skin up from the village?
My last picture was taken last year but showed the view of the tour from the top of Lesser Flute. The first ridgeline is Obeo, and the second is Cowboy Ridge.
Nice to meet you and the others up there! Skiing continued to be nice today, but was more sun-affected.
Returned to Baker yesterday to join my friends Kenji and David for another tour, this time towards Coleman Pinnacle. It looked like a ski-bumhood congregation out there as we ran into a bunch of people we knew, but surprisingly, there was still lots of untracked snow to ski. Apparently, it was windy on Monday so some areas were wind-affected and crusty, however, nice snow was still to be had. It was cooooold!!!
Did you head over to the North side of the ridge to the basin below Tye? Wondering what the coverage looks like on that side.
Nice work in the cold! Were you alone?
I should have contacted you... I went with ed into the crystal BC and we enjoyed the cold air and snow very much. First time touring in WA with two synthetic puffy layers, a helmet, and heavy gloves... ***while touring*** ;D
I love the cold
I should have contacted you... I went with ed into the crystal BC and we enjoyed the cold air and snow very much. First time touring in WA with two synthetic puffy layers, a helmet, and heavy gloves... ***while touring*** ;D
I love the cold
author=swartzie link=topic=33177.msg137884#msg137884 date=1419878327]
Better than my day at Alpental on Saturday ... heavy wet and warm, yuck
Sounds about right.
Has anyone headed out in the BC to Piss Pass. If so how is it holding up?
author=r1de link=topic=33184.msg137907#msg137907 date=1419914491]
...a nice bond on that previous 50cm rain crust.
Glad to hear it :) I'm certainly hoping we don't get stuck with another PWL this year.
Depends how old you are! :)
Takes me about 20 minutes skinning up Flute. From there it's a few minutes of pushing till you get to the decision point of skiing Flute or Lesser Flute or heading into the back country. If you head over, it's a few minutes to ski down and then an half hour or so to skin up to Oboe. Then about the same to Cowboy Ridge - but I'm doing that for the first time tomorrow. (Trail ran there before)
All in all, I'd predict that from W...
Takes me about 20 minutes skinning up Flute. From there it's a few minutes of pushing till you get to the decision point of skiing Flute or Lesser Flute or heading into the back country. If you head over, it's a few minutes to ski down and then an half hour or so to skin up to Oboe. Then about the same to Cowboy Ridge - but I'm doing that for the first time tomorrow. (Trail ran there before)
All in all, I'd predict that from W...
author=johndonee link=topic=33184.msg137901#msg137901 date=1419907521]
That's hilarious!! Although I'm sure it wasn't so funny to be there. Don't they do avy control in Silver before they open the gates? What were you seeing in your pit of irrelevance before it got skied over anyway?
Yeah, they do control when deemed necessary (and if SB is open, then they've decided that the risk is negligible). The...
That's hilarious!! Although I'm sure it wasn't so funny to be there. Don't they do avy control in Silver before they open the gates? What were you seeing in your pit of irrelevance before it got skied over anyway?
Thanks for the info. Great shot of the Raven fly over!
How long does it take to skin up there?
author=swartzie link=topic=33131.msg137792#msg137792 date=1419452957]
Awesome ...
X2
Got two laps in on the International side starting around 5400' and down to 4200', one of them before the crowds descended from Edelweiss. Still plenty of untouched short lines to play around on this week while it stays cold. Also Red Mtn looks to be skiable from the summit and ripe for the taking!
Better than my day at Alpental on Saturday ... heavy wet and warm, yuck
We did a lap down Edelweiss bowl. It was the best run of the day. Boot deep pow and bluebird conditions!
One of are party scraped off a windblown 30' wide slope, very shallow (4") new wind blown snow all slid and resulted in a lot of dry sluff. Wouldn't want to get caught in that, it ran down the bowl.
Back up to the top and down international. Good, but the cliffs were a lot bigger than normal early season! It'...
One of are party scraped off a windblown 30' wide slope, very shallow (4") new wind blown snow all slid and resulted in a lot of dry sluff. Wouldn't want to get caught in that, it ran down the bowl.
Back up to the top and down international. Good, but the cliffs were a lot bigger than normal early season! It'...