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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
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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?
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...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...
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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?
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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'...
We had no problem accessing Mill Valley today after skinning up Double Diamond. Good skiing back there, soft powder all the way down. Coverage is a little spotty for lift operations (some still open creeks and brush) but plenty adequate for touring. Nice to see winter finally arrive!!!
Backside was "hard closed" today - no access into Mill Valley while the resort ran the cats around and assessed the conditions.
I wouldn't be surprised to see it lift-served as early as tomorrow - they'll keep it hush-hush though, as the coverage likely won't hold up to a holiday crowd.
EDIT: Report for tomorrow indicates Jupiter Express will be turning. As well as 7th Heaven.
I wouldn't be surprised to see it lift-served as early as tomorrow - they'll keep it hush-hush though, as the coverage likely won't hold up to a holiday crowd.
EDIT: Report for tomorrow indicates Jupiter Express will be turning. As well as 7th Heaven.
Short video from Friday at Stevens Pass. Glad we went!
I didn't notice any surface hoar frost. The (probably rain) crust was scoured in some places, built up with wind slab in others, but mostly it was below 4-8" of powder.
I didn't notice any surface hoar frost. The (probably rain) crust was scoured in some places, built up with wind slab in others, but mostly it was below 4-8" of powder.
My group didn't do a detailed snow study.
The light was flat -- so it was hard to tell what was powder and what was the sparkly evil thing on the surface.
There was certainly sections of ice crust on the surface near the ridge, forming an ideal sliding surface for new snow and right on the steepest sections too.
Lowell, enjoy those wrestling matches while you can, my sons did water polo/swim team in HS and college and I watched them play/race o...
The light was flat -- so it was hard to tell what was powder and what was the sparkly evil thing on the surface.
There was certainly sections of ice crust on the surface near the ridge, forming an ideal sliding surface for new snow and right on the steepest sections too.
Lowell, enjoy those wrestling matches while you can, my sons did water polo/swim team in HS and college and I watched them play/race o...
Did either of you see any surface hoar while you were up there?
Nice to see you on the hill Randy. I was trying out some new skimo gear and can verify that upper Orion skied surprisingly well even on toothpicks. Would have headed up again, but today I'm cheering on my son's wrestling team.
What a good day that was. We went back again today and continued milking the nicely settled pow. Nice to see you Zach and Stephanie, missed you I guess Silas. Merry Christmas everyone!
I very often get the timed out message or if not - the "this picture has already been used"
Much better than the 23rd! We had a few lift runs & 2 sort skins in the drizzle. Oddly, I tried to do a TR but kept getting the red warning bar saying my session had timed out
Forecast is looking better this weekend: some white stuff under the tree at last!
Forecast is looking better this weekend: some white stuff under the tree at last!
Cold boot top pow shared by about 8 people on Cowboy and Mill Valley. If only every day could be so easy. My Christmas wishes were granted in a big way.
"From: elliotts on: 12/17/14, 03:52 PM
I take it you skied the main couloir off of youngs peak? Any more pics? How is that line in general? Always wanted to ski it, but never had the right conditions the 4 or 5 times I have been up that way.
Also, can you show me on a map your route you took, perly rock and over the illy silly (Illecillewaet glacier?). Thanks!"
Line is pretty good, the actual couloir is fairly short. The problem with this line is everyo...
I take it you skied the main couloir off of youngs peak? Any more pics? How is that line in general? Always wanted to ski it, but never had the right conditions the 4 or 5 times I have been up that way.
Also, can you show me on a map your route you took, perly rock and over the illy silly (Illecillewaet glacier?). Thanks!"
Line is pretty good, the actual couloir is fairly short. The problem with this line is everyo...
Thanks Ed! I've noticed your heads up warnings
before and they are appreciated !! Hope to see ya soon!
before and they are appreciated !! Hope to see ya soon!
Awesome ...
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I applaud the effort, yet it still resulted in Vertical Video Syndrome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA
What do you expect from a Jerry? ;D
Solid work. And thanks for getting the blowdown cleared. Might have to wander up that way on Christmas morning for some solitude.
Solid work. And thanks for getting the blowdown cleared. Might have to wander up that way on Christmas morning for some solitude.
I applaud the effort, yet it still resulted in Vertical Video Syndrome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA
This is team "A" with Eric getting the Big Line. ;)
Great commentary on the video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Charlie, for the beta. I haven't looked because I knew I wouldn't be able to handle the disappointment... ;)
I thought this would be a bit optimistic without another dump or two. Thank you for clearing the road though!
"You can’t really understand hydrogen bonding, though, without understanding why water molecules are arranged like they are."
There was no point for me to read any further.
-Great videos Shred, it was a pleasure storm chasing with you.
There was no point for me to read any further.
-Great videos Shred, it was a pleasure storm chasing with you.
Hooray for Hydrogen Bonding! Thanks for the link, Stefan! My knowledge for the secrets of the universe are ever expanding :)
no soup huh silas, glad you got some cold stew!
they should have tourons SHOW their traction devices.
tetrahedral fun!
(they are indeed always six sided... and never exactly the same. Thanks to the intermolecular force of hydrogen bonding.)
(they are indeed always six sided... and never exactly the same. Thanks to the intermolecular force of hydrogen bonding.)