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October 10, 2014, Muir Snowfield MRNP

How far up did you have to go until you hit snow?

Donnelly_M

If it were not for the 4 hour drive from Bellingham, I would be enjoying those late fall conditions that are calling my name! That photo says, I'm missing out on some epic difficult snow conditions.

10/17/14 6:53am

T. Eastman

I often eat lunch at the Baglery and find it based on the real deal. As for pizza, well having grown up climbing at the Gunks, I miss Chez Joey's and there is nothing like that west of the Wallkill!

10/17/14 5:59am

unclebo

October 11, 2014, Mosquito

Thanks all for the good words! - praying for a healthy snow winter!...and let me know if you find any good pizza, also I'm challenged to find good Bagels, although the Bagelry in Bellingham is pretty darn good.

10/17/14 4:10am

tim place

C'mon, Weasle -- it's been two days. Whatcha up to?

We who live vicariously need our fix!

10/17/14 1:52am

ErikT

518 represent!

10/17/14 12:44am

T. Eastman

Sounds like a NYS encounter group!

Yo, how's da skiin? Not bad, gonna git me some Matt's and relax...

10/16/14 10:04pm

gregL

Speaking of crevasses opening up, pop over the ridge to the Paradise Glacier at about 7,400 ft. and check out the huge cracks that have opened up. I skinned right over those things for years not even realizing they were there (or how deep the snow/ice was just a stone's throw from the ridgeline).

10/16/14 4:24pm

MW88888888

A pivotal day in the mountains. Bumping into Amar Andalkar on the volcanoes of the west coast...almost a rite of passage for a PNW skier.

I enjoyed your post. There is something about being brought up back east (my cow pasture was in Vermont and didn't have a rope tow) that you have a deep appreciation for the bounty of the PNW skiing.

Look forward to reading about your 10th anniversary.

10/16/14 10:14am

Donnelly_M

Nice read and I too from upstate....... West point/ Bear Mt / Hunter and all the hills one could hike and ski (Storm King)..............still looking for Pizza after 32 years of skiing NW POW.

10/15/14 2:56pm

Jonathan_S.

author=unclebo link=topic=32362.msg135701#msg135701 date=1412874816]My early skiing days were literally up-and-down a rope-towed cow pasture in upstate New York before I reached a young age where ice hockey became my muse and I worked my way up the playing ranks…never spending time at our local ski mountain Greek Peak as my buddies did. Later in life I skied in Albany under night lights, mildly interesting.

A reference to my hometown ski area of...

10/15/14 2:26am

avajane

Very nice to read that. After all, this is Paradise and we should know what we've got before it's gone! We do live in a great place. There are very few places where you can go to an ocean or sound beach, fish for salmon in fresh or salt water, hike or climb on granite, basalt, or crap, ski on lifts or trails every month of the year, raft or Kayak big or small rivers....I love it all, and it's a lot of fun to have this site available to watch what others are doing and to share with...

10/14/14 1:38pm

Blizz Mountain

October 7, 2014, Peninsula Magellanes

Nice post - enjoyable read.

10/14/14 11:56am

kamtron

Quite the crowd for the middle of Patagonia!

10/14/14 3:19am

Charlie Hagedorn

October 7, 2014, Peninsula Magellanes

Posting as requested....

10/13/14 9:08am

danpeck

What a place!

10/9/14 10:38pm

danpeck

October 5, 2014, OcTAYberfest at Coleman Pinnacle

I really enjoyed how you checked your watch mid speed descent! Fun stuff.

10/9/14 1:44pm

danpeck

nice work… Looks bone dry! Time for snow.

10/9/14 12:29pm

danpeck

Wow Ty.

I'd love to tag along some day ;D

10/9/14 12:13pm

avajane

If you're that "Jones'd" for skiing, I suggest the "Cashmere Bootpack" as an alternative. Obstacle free, should consider "Wenatchee Crampons" if frosted, and could make for a very fast descent with a single misstep! No skis required and unlimited vertical with "runs" up to 1,500' plus!

10/9/14 10:46am

Zap

It was great to enjoy your TR and photos. Jill and I did a trip in late October 2005. We were lucky to have a big snow year. We skied Antuco, Lonquimay, Chillan, LLaima and Villarrica. We had a car rental which gave us the ability to ski, mainly on nice days.

Being old folks now, we enjoy reading about your adventures in Chile. Your next trip to Argentina ? Plus it is cheaper .... great food. ;)

10/9/14 10:32am

Dr. Telemark

Incredible lower shot there. Any more photos of the area?

10/9/14 9:49am

lrudholm

October 5, 2014, OcTAYberfest at Coleman Pinnacle

That looks amazing.

10/9/14 8:39am

James Wells

Thanks Chris, Mack, et al for a fun day out in awesome weather on the 7th OcTAYberfest. Just enough clouds to add ambiance and keep it cool.

I had the last of the salmon corn chowder for lunch today.

10/9/14 7:20am

cmosetick

October 5, 2014, OcTAYberfest at Coleman Pinnacle

A great day in the mountains! So glad we were able to get a good group together for the day. Mack, don't forget about the number one back country dog! She was there too, making it 7 of us total.

Thank you to James and family for hosting and feeding us yet again!

Some great photos of the day.

10/8/14 3:14pm

silaswild

For sure I thought of Andreas, what a line to ski!
http://snowbrains.com/skiing-where-you-shouldnt-be-skiing-andreas-fransson-trailer-reaching-my-limit/

10/8/14 6:50am

Jonn-E

You turned around before the Whillans Ramp?! ;)

10/8/14 6:49am

Jonn-E

Wow that's brave. The Heliotrope Super G does not look like a forgiving course ;)

10/8/14 6:46am

Zap

Great photo. Jill and I stopped a long way before your climb and did not carry the skis. :)

10/8/14 6:37am

gregL

Awesome. Still living in your tent, or did you meet people?

10/8/14 2:19am

Charlie Hagedorn

Just got an email asking me to upload the view. Here 'tis!

10/8/14 1:10am

nordique

Great report and great photos, Jake--thanks!

--Peter

10/7/14 2:14pm

PS44

author=Jake the Brit link=topic=32321.msg135615#msg135615 date=1412402210]
Excellent.
tangentially.... I also I wonder if it's possible to exact an analysis of the coming season?

I am no expert but I fear it's going to be repeat of last season, at least from the outset (late fall - early winter). According to Clif Mass' blog, elements that made for a relatively dry early season last year continue to be i...

10/7/14 11:03am

Rowan Stewart

that last photo is Rad! way to get after it.

10/7/14 10:51am

snoholic

Skied a sunset lap from Anvil to Pebble via the Paradise Gl. on Friday 10/3. Still fun skiing on the smooth cornyish old/new. With heavy hearts we shared a toast with the ravens for our lost brothers and sisters.

10/7/14 3:48am

Jake the Brit

Excellent.
tangentially.... I also I wonder if it's possible to exact an analysis of the coming season?

10/6/14 3:33am

kamtron

Nice work gents. I believe I met you up there last year, Jake. Amar and I ventured out yesterday and saw your tracks and thought it looked like whiteout navigation. I think Amar will be writing something up.

10/6/14 2:25am

frankfrank

Photos.

10/6/14 2:21am

john green

Timberline's web cam in the parking lot shows a dusting of snow over towards Meadows:

http://www.timberlinelodge.com/wp-content/themes/Jupiter-child/cams/brunotop.jpg?nocache=1412107754

And here's a picture of something completely white, not sure what:

http://www.timberlinelodge.com/wp-content/themes/Jupiter-child/cams/palmerbottom.jpg?nocache=1412107754

Photographic evidence would suggest: It's On!!!

10/6/14 12:14am

Hawthorne

Yep, lower Palmer, and might look nice, but was shin deep mashers.

Here's a pic of Mile Canyon.

10/6/14 12:13am

john green

Yikes!

Hopefully they will cut lanes by Friday, which should "scrape" off the dust (hope hope).

Here's Mother N. doing her part, 32 degrees at the top of the Mile this morning:

http://www.nwac.us/weatherdata/timberlineupper/now/

Hawthorne--that snow strip coming down Mile looks pretty good--oops, that's lower Palmer?

10/5/14 11:03pm

Hawthorne

Here's a few pics of the snowfield and looking up the canyon from Silcox.

There's a fair amount of dust mixed into the upper layer. Not really enough snow to "scrape" it off. I think they're trying to till it in.

Couple clean areas that I assume were new snow, but nothing real impressive or soft.

10/5/14 8:29am

OregonDead

I think lane reservations have more to do with opening than weather. That is a good sign on their web-page.

10/5/14 5:33am

john green

Here's an indication that went up in early Sept--generally they don't overpromise to the coaches:

http://www.timberlinelodge.com/ski-area/summer-snow/

I called the front desk today (couldn't get the ski desk) and she read from an info sheet that confirmed it--Friday through Monday, lifts open to the public.

FWIW, I stupidly bought the midweek only pass so I could save a buck, and now I'm locked out of half the days, or else skinning. I m...

10/4/14 2:10pm

OregonDead

author=john green link=topic=32300.msg135532#msg135532 date=1412014791]
Timberline is scheduled to reopen the lifts this Friday, Oct 3, on a Fri-Mon schedule until full snowfall.

Do you have any "insider" info from Timberline? I'm planning to get a season pass anyways so I wonder if I should try to beg off of work for Friday. Last fall they opened Palmer October 11th which was the 2nd Friday of October and t...

10/4/14 2:24am

lapaz25

thanks for the beta...I just moved to Bend from Edmonds and am staking out doing the Palmer on Saturday, October 18th hoping there is some new snow by then. Fingers crossed!

~Lara

10/3/14 2:56pm

john green