TR Replies

July 4, 2014, Enchantments

Nice to run into you guys up there. I was with a guest for those alpine rock objectives, which were both awesome by the way; the other guy you ran into was John Minier.

I was jealous of your tracks, but we saw some other good ones out on the McAllister--wolverine!

7/6/14 12:05pm

danpeck

Nice one!

7/6/14 12:02pm

rlsg

Buckner's NF 2 July 2014

Very nice!

7/6/14 11:41am

skibacks

July 4, 2014, Enchantments

Very cool! "A good goat will do that, you know……." ;D

We saw a male one time that was for sure, the Herman Maier of goats - would have made a Great Northern train turn around.

7/6/14 11:00am

kamtron

June 26, 2014, Mt. Adams, NWFNR

Love the "Big Tuna" name!

7/6/14 9:12am

mikerolfs

July 3, 2014, Burroughs Mountain

Nice photos Dan. Looks like a fun trip. Thanks for writing it up, Mack.

7/6/14 7:42am

kamtron

June 21-22, 2014, Mt Maude climb w/ skis

Thanks! Justin definitely wins on polar bear points. I heard he was close to passing out after diving in deep for his sunglasses. The rest of us sure had wet feet from the multiple stream crossings and endless postholing...

7/6/14 6:23am

danpeck

July 3, 2014, Burroughs Mountain

Okay... I have a veeeerrry slow internet connection where I'm at so it will be easiest for me to simply post a link to my flickr site with a few photos.

Definitely a very scenic area and I enjoyed my first time exploring these parts. Lots of dreaming and planning for future adventures.

Great trip! Thanks Mack for making it happen.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/danpeck/sets/72157645497161431/

7/6/14 2:44am

danpeck

Jamie, you get the gold star for the best skiing attitude of all time!

Love your perspective!

7/6/14 12:43am

jtack

June 4-5, 2014, Baker Easton Summit

The first thing I did when I was thinking about this trip, was try and get some idea how long it would take. To do this, I gleaned what information I could from Lowell's report. I figure out how far it was from Seattle, to the trail head, a long way. Then got out a map, and figured out how many vert. from the trail head to the summit, a lot. And I took it for granted that he was being modest, when he said he was "moving pretty quickly", and that he had lunc...

7/5/14 11:58pm

danpeck

Cascade pass will blow your mind. :-)

7/5/14 4:39pm

danpeck

July 3, 2014, Burroughs Mountain

Super fun day Mack! I'll post photos tomorrow. Just arrived late to our destination in OR.

7/5/14 12:30pm

mikerolfs

Love that first photo.

7/5/14 8:53am

bfree32

author=mikerolfs link=topic=32018.msg134651#msg134651 date=1404430764]
I am saying that. The ranger told us if we camped below a certain elevation (6400 I think) that we had to carry a bear can. It was late in the afternoon and I didn't want to commit to getting that far, and I didn't want to carry a bear can, so I said "we'll just sleep at the trail head". He replied "I'm obligated to tell you that you can't do that&...

7/5/14 8:05am

Boot

Well thank God they were only "OBLIGATED to tell you that you can't do that". I lied; that is a new level of stupid from OUR NP Service. :(

BTW, very nicely done TR and photos. I enjoyed that part. ;)

7/5/14 12:34am

mikerolfs

author=Boot link=topic=32018.msg134648#msg134648 date=1404425653]
...are you saying they wouldn't let you camp at the trail head...?

I am saying that. The ranger told us if we camped below a certain elevation (6400 I think) that we had to carry a bear can. It was late in the afternoon and I didn't want to commit to getting that far, and I didn't want to carry a bear can, so I said "we'll just sleep at th...

7/4/14 11:20pm

Boot

"Add to the drive that NCNP's desire is to dictate where you sleep, crap, and how you carry your food,"

No level of stupid coming from NP would ever surprise me anymore, but are you saying they wouldn't let you camp at the trail head or are you just talking about restrictions of camping up on the mountain?

Don't ask, don't tell??

7/4/14 2:41am

flowing alpy

July 1, 2014, Source Lake Basin

that was a good story

7/4/14 12:49am

lapaz25

Nice way to bag July, Greg!!!

7/3/14 4:07pm

flowing alpy

July 1, 2014, Near Artist Point

nice of you to smooth some of those suncups.

7/3/14 3:58pm

mikerolfs

June 26, 2014, Mt. Adams, NWFNR

author=danpeck link=topic=32018.msg134633#msg134633 date=1404369395]
Oh, and I don't think that was Forest... I believe he's currently in the alps.

We didn't think to ask the guy's name until too late. Nice young guy who looked competent.

7/3/14 3:44pm

Troy

I was planning on trying trail 112 but the Forest Service Ranger said the road was still snowed in. I don't know if 112 gets you high enough to allow for a continuous ski. If it does, please let me know.

The way out was tricky. At camp there was no visibility beyond the tips of my skis so I was using GPS and map/compass. Staying on or near the trail while it was covered in snow was tough. Almost skied into a lake in the fog but no swamp issues. It helped to have a GPS route...

7/3/14 3:43pm

ShailCaesar!

June 4-5, 2014, Baker Easton Summit

Yep its been my favorite place so far. Itching to go to Cascade Pass area and change it up!

7/3/14 11:09am

n16ht5

June 22, 2014, Baker, Easton Glacier

You can bypass the crossing altogether if you follow the old road grade past the bathrooms to the right, after road starts to peter cut straight up through the trees to crag view, then go up to the right of big house and bee line to the crater.

7/3/14 9:34am

danpeck

Oh, and I don't think that was Forest... I believe he's currently in the alps.

7/3/14 8:56am

danpeck

Oh Man! Nice work fellas! Super envious. Now you know why I can't stop going back to this place.

I was actually just in the area with my family. We drove through HWY 20 and stayed in Mazama for some climbing and hiking. I was lucky enough to get a quick lap at the hair pin.

But as we drove into the North Cascades I felt this sense of awe, wonder and sacred fear for the place. The mountains there really are something to behold.
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7/3/14 8:39am

bfree32

I think it will be fine next weekend. It seemed like one of the cases where the snowdepth increased pretty rapidly once we hit snowline. I imagine some of the grassy meadows below snowgrass flat will melt further, but perhaps still skiable. Above should have plenty of snow - treewells were roughly 2-3 feet deep at treeline, from what I remember. But who knows, it has been pretty darned warm this week.

7/3/14 7:14am

OldHouseMan

Thanks for the write-up.

I've been up Middle Sister a handful of times, does that line ever soften up?

7/3/14 7:07am

samski360

June 21-22, 2014, Mt Maude climb w/ skis

Thanks for the comments! Stay safe out there!

7/3/14 6:45am

jtack

WOW nice lemonade out lemons! And huge huge polar bear points, sure glad I was not on that trip, or I would have been honor bound to get wet!

7/3/14 6:37am

rlsg

June 26, 2014, Mt. Adams, NWFNR

Way to get in there!

Curious: how does trail 112 look? As 'crow flys', it appears shorter but of course, does it really get you to where you want to go?

That "diamond" snowfield looks sweet? Did you have any problems staying on the trail or did you just gps it out etc.. Heard there are some nasty swamps that one can easily slop into if off route exiting...

How were the mosquitoes? They are starting to gear up for a drilling fest down here...

7/3/14 3:24am

frankfrank

June 26 Cascade Pass - Cache Col

Here's the text Jake was unable to post last week. Plus some more photos below.

author=Jake the Brit]Snow is still continuous from the Cascade Pass lot up to Cache col, as long as you’re prepared to zig zag.

Frank Frank & I strolled through the picnic tables & dived into the brush & we were onto the snow, booted up with an exposed, left traverse through the cliffy bit to Cascade Pass. The Mixup arm traverse looked a bit grim...

7/3/14 2:24am

danpeck

June 4-5, 2014, Baker Easton Summit

Cool. Enjoyed the pictures. Looks good up there. :)

7/3/14 1:46am

Randito

Good choice -- after some hard experience, my attitude is now "no new scar tissue".

7/3/14 12:47am

mikerolfs

author=PhilH link=topic=32014.msg134617#msg134617 date=1404325822]
"Nope, not for me" is sometimes a hard choice.

Agreed, and good for us all to hear once in a while. Thanks for the post.

I had a not-for-me moment this weekend, and it was really hard to walk a part that I could have skied. The ego hurts, but your partners thank you.

7/2/14 3:36pm

PhilH

Good post and valuable (for me anyway) insights into your decision making process. "Nope, not for me" is sometimes a hard choice.

7/2/14 3:36pm

mikerolfs

June 29, 2014, Colchuck

Sad to see it go. THanks for the report.

7/2/14 1:35pm

davidG

Pigtail Peak snotel just below top of 6000' WP main area chairlift holds 2 feet of snow with 13" SWE and losing ~3" snow/day. Hogback ridge at 7000' just above top of expansion area should still hold lines to the east for those that want to play on approach to McCall Basin. The drop to Tieton Pass and...

7/2/14 11:40am

avajane

June 22-23, Trapper Mtn North Couloir + Sahale

I think there will still be snow at Snowgrass Flat and above. But what do I know. I went up for 3 days of rain...

7/2/14 11:29am

Rowan Stewart

Good to meet you too, bcjunkie. Thanks for the kind words everyone, heres a little video

7/2/14 9:42am

blackdog102395

knowing this is a loaded question and difficult to answer, I'll ask anyway: What do you think about conditions and coverage in about a week and half? I was really hoping to make this trip happen sooner rather than later, but it was not meant to be.

7/2/14 9:37am

bfree32