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Nov 1, 2014, Heliotrope Ridge Beta

Those gullies below Pebble Creek look surprisingly the same in bad light. I was happy to be following some spread out people when it started snowing at the end of our day on Saturday. There are some places you don't want to stumble over. I felt like I had almost admired the sunshine for a bit too long.

Brian

11/5/14 2:03am

avajane

Mike, I think that you and I need to be field Reps for Micro Spikes! I remember that blister!!!

11/4/14 11:21am

DOD

after a few Muir white room epic's over the years, lt was just so luxurious to be able to press a button and work out exactly where you are to within 3ft!!.. rather reassuring on an angry big hipped 14,000ft volcano that is throwing snow at you sideways at 45mph.

11/4/14 8:02am

flowing alpy

Nov 1, 2014, Heliotrope Ridge Beta

i might be inclined to learn how to use that tool.

11/4/14 6:44am

mikerolfs

Wow that is an awesome photo!

author=kciari link=topic=32516.msg136107#msg136107 date=1414959210]
I do not own microspikes, but were I ever to buy them, these would be ideal conditions.

I seem to recall an early last winter report of yours that included some nasty blisters and an icerink walk out from Lake Colchuck. I'm a little disappointed that you aren't now carrying micro-spikes as standard safety exit gea...

11/4/14 6:15am

mikerolfs

gps is such a wonderful tool.
Thanks for the report!

11/4/14 4:39am

Randito

Nov 1, 2014, Heliotrope Ridge Beta

Glad you got back safe!

11/4/14 2:41am

avajane

The trail from Paradise was very icy as well. $30 spikes of and trail runners were much safer and faster than anything else.Everyone should have a pair.

11/4/14 12:37am

avajane

More on Muir, including a picture of the "Old Patagonian Goat" that left me groveling on the snowfield probably an hour behind...Obviously the picture of my tracks must be my second lap ;)

11/3/14 3:24pm

snoholic

Looks like fun :)

11/3/14 2:02pm

avajane

Thanks for your hospitality. There will be reciprocation!

Brian

11/3/14 11:41am

snoholic

A perfect day to get my 48th Month. Lap one was a party ski from Muir on perfect cold snow with a warm blazing sun. Lap two was from Anvil summit down to the Paradise glacier staying on the Paradise till just above Little Africa. Snow on the Paradise was just a good, but incoming clouds and a Few sizable open people eaters kept us on our toes over there. The party continued on in the parking lot till the wee hours (for Paradise in November). Here is a shot of the Wildman in his natural environme...

11/3/14 11:37am

brainbrian

Beautiful day. Most dangerous part? The death march up the icy asphalt in the morning.

11/3/14 10:31am

Paipo

TAY=Tucks All Year

Why not?

11/3/14 9:14am

avajane

Nice to see you and Zack there. I'll post some shots late as my internet is down now.

11/3/14 6:00am

runningclouds

The Paradise lot photo is very painterly, quite cool. Nice turns too, happy people!

11/3/14 5:55am

Donnelly_M

author=T. Eastman link=topic=32512.msg136091#msg136091 date=1414905132]
Is tucking really worth the vertical effort?

For me, getting my endurance exercise is climbing the vertical. For me, going fast and getting air is my way of escaping the deep valleys of life. I like to look at it as giving myself a natural anti-depressant, the faster and bigger I go, the bigger dose I give myself.

11/3/14 2:38am

T. Eastman

Is tucking really worth the vertical effort?

11/2/14 8:33am

T. Eastman

Frickin awesome!

Now wipe off those smile before entering public spaces...

11/2/14 1:58am

Donnelly_M

I was contemplating on going down there, but I wasn't too confident in the forecast to make the 4 hour drive. I must say, your trip reports are making want to overcome that hurdle and make some turns down there.

11/2/14 1:43am

AndyMartin

Nice seeing you up there Silas. A superb day - here are a few pictures:

11/2/14 1:32am

Dr. Pow

Oct 29, 2014, October Last Call

Good on you guys!

11/2/14 1:22am

caverpilot

Awesome trip report: Check!
Kudos for getting your TAY membership: Check!
SWEET!

Congrats!!

11/1/14 5:43pm

runningclouds

All hail the Eager Beavers! Awesome effort!

11/1/14 4:26pm

Wachusett

Oh, absolutely. It's all about balance.

11/1/14 4:22pm

Zap

Oct 29, 2014, October Last Call

The second photo shows us that 2 poles in one hand and 2 shoes in the other "works" really well. ;)

11/1/14 3:33pm

Zap

Great TR and photos and "checks". ;)

11/1/14 2:30pm

mikerolfs

I love that they have an Eager Beaver award. Good job guys!

11/1/14 2:12pm

Wachusett

I forgot to take a photo of the official plaque. It's there.

11/1/14 2:09pm

Nice! We had a good chat on the ridge on the way down!
The vis was so bad at one point I thought I was stopped but kept moving. I almost lost my lunch during that episode.

11/1/14 1:55pm

runningclouds

It was a good day out despite the visibility, as whiteout skiing goes this was one of the more enjoyable session, the slope was even and predictable, the snow was very forgiving and there was, most of the time, a tiny visual spec of reference to stay up. And when it disappeared; well a first fall of the season was recorded.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/runningclouds/sets

Good to see people out despite the weather, we probably crossed tracks KW.
Happy and safe ski sea...

11/1/14 1:23pm

October 27, 2014, Mt. Hood, Timberline/Palmer

I was wondering how much snow was over there. Much better plan to drive high than hike!

11/1/14 12:43pm

OldHouseMan

You don't get snow like that on the Magic Mile very often.

10/31/14 2:52pm

flowing alpy

gorgeous, you too silas.

10/30/14 1:55pm

gable

We had a good day out there too. Made it up to 10k and skied variable wind buff down to about 9,500 and then had nice turns from there. Weather was pleasant but windy above the cloud deck. We made the error of trying Pan Face on the way down and ended up with some nice base shots. Great day though and we were skiing in tanks most of the way up until the wind hit around 8,500. Not a bad day for October!

10/30/14 11:39am

the_sleeve

October 26, 2014, - Pebble Creek

Went up to Skyline Divide on the same day and took a few laps in the heavy but fresh foot+ of powder. There was about 4-6" of snow at the trailhead.

10/30/14 9:39am

r1de

I've had one of those days in October, as well. It's all about knowing when the pull the plug.

10/30/14 9:27am

Zap

October 26, 2014, Paradise powder!

You have a great style for your trip report. ;)

10/30/14 8:26am

Randito

October 26, 2014, Paradise powder!

Great skiing and weather today -- amazing how broken up the Nisqually is after this last summer.

10/30/14 8:10am

JibberD

Enjoyed your report Big D. Thanks for sharing, and good deal on getting those tires just in time!

You seem stoked about this sport, which is fantastic.

10/30/14 7:17am

Hawthorne

October 27, 2014, Mt. Hood, Timberline/Palmer

Beautiful.

Guy in your vid probably isn't a TAY member. We're friendly & stop to say hello.

Hoping against the warm weather forecast.

10/30/14 5:05am

pipedream

Good running into you up there today, Silas. We had a fun time making turns despite having to follow your tracks back down through the fog to Pan Point.

Monday morning board meeting:

Tatoosh looking primed:

Oops:

10/29/14 3:44am

caverpilot

October 27, 2014, Mt. Hood, Timberline/Palmer

oh my God! Looks like I was a day early!! Wow. Too bad I work weekdays!! Awesome!

10/28/14 11:15am

nwboarder82

I was there as well and didn't expect that much snow around the Magic Mile lift. I had a feeling Palmer was not worth the effort since it tends to get wind effected. I'm glad the weather window held up.

10/28/14 9:15am

lrudholm

Looks quite nice.

10/28/14 12:52am

David_Britton