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June Pow in the SW Chutes, Mt Adams 06-14-14.

Was wondering what sort of trouble you'd chosen for yourself this year Crispin! Stoke definitely felt.

6/17/14 12:20pm

silaswild

author=kciari link=topic=31925.msg134271#msg134271 date=1402963078]
How was the traverse back to the car? Last time I skied the chutes we overshot our traverse point and had to hike 500ft through slide alder.

Adams locals like to ski as far down Morrison Creek as there is snow, then hike the open timber to the campground. Of course that requires a car shuttle, or hitch hiking back up to Cold Springs parking.

6/17/14 11:55am

tabski

June Pow in the SW Chutes, Mt Adams 06-14-14.

Yeah, Traslin!

6/17/14 11:47am

Mofro

author=kciari link=topic=31925.msg134271#msg134271 date=1402963078]
Heading down for a summit/SW chutes attempt on Wednesday. Thanks for the awesome TR. Laughed out loud at the "carnage" caption.

How was the traverse back to the car? Last time I skied the chutes we overshot our traverse point and had to hike 500ft through slide alder. Not my idea of a good time.

The trail crosses over right about where the &q...

6/17/14 11:27am

kciari

June Pow in the SW Chutes, Mt Adams 06-14-14.

Heading down for a summit/SW chutes attempt on Wednesday. Thanks for the awesome TR. Laughed out loud at the "carnage" caption.

How was the traverse back to the car? Last time I skied the chutes we overshot our traverse point and had to hike 500ft through slide alder. Not my idea of a good time.

6/17/14 10:47am

danpeck

Nice Work Gentlemen!

Would I could have been with ye… great adventure! Keep me on the list for your crazy long adventures.

And I see a set of TX pros, another tele skier?

6/17/14 10:42am

I enjoyed seeing the photos on hipstergram, looks like some good corn!

6/17/14 9:24am

danpeck

Well done. Thanks for posting the beta and stoke! We've had a good spring/summer so far.

6/17/14 7:50am

danpeck

Sweet story! Awesome area. I had that same experience on backbone ridge last year. Stressful indeed. I could feel your excitement when the clouds lifted… nothing like it. I'm jealous of the views you got off of Isolation which I have yet to enjoy as our whiteout took us through the neve glacier.

I like the Sahale Summit variation.

Thanks for sharing.

6/17/14 6:25am

June 6-8, 2014, tourists in Paradise and Little T

Nice TR, too bad que car closed, I might have been reduced to tears were I in that position.
The tree well picture nearly made me spit my coffee in to the keyboard!

6/17/14 5:35am

tabski

Nice job you guys! I was super bummed to miss this one -- life doesn't get much better than a comfy camping mission on a mild Rainier evening.

Stoked for your ankle and your spandex, Kam!

6/17/14 12:27am

Bryan_B

June 14, 2014, Snoq Pass, Rampart Spur

Thanks for the comments. Yes, seeing the clouds lift that last day was the highlight of the trip. In fact, I have a photo of the exact moment it happened. JackB got so excited, he somehow managed to lose his balance and fall backward into a tree well. I made sure to snap a photo before helping him out. That's what partners are for.

6/16/14 2:36pm

flowing alpy

cool duel season pics

6/16/14 12:50pm

mtneer ordinaire

Nice write-up and pics.

Two years ago in July, over a three day stretch, while climbing Clark I kept asking myself, "who in their right mind would drag their skis this far into the Cascades...?"

Now, I know. ;D

6/16/14 9:30am

flowing alpy

nice first post as well as the trip.
bF

6/16/14 8:57am

Griff

Great vid bro. Thanks for sharing!

6/16/14 8:31am

JimD

June 14, 2014, Snoq Pass, Rampart Spur

Thanks for the TR, very inspiring, esp. working through the weather. Goodunonya!

6/16/14 8:04am

Splitter

Thanks Jake
Nice shot, I wish it looked like that yesterday. I felt like I was blundering around in the dark. Still not sure what line I took.

Here is a picture I had from last year:

6/16/14 3:15am

Jake the Brit

June 14, 2014, Snoq Pass, Rampart Spur

Yeah baby! a fellow Rampart loon. Love it!

Here's a pic of the slopes above Lake Lillian looking north, taken about march(ish).
Good effort in crummy weather.

6/16/14 3:12am

mtneer ordinaire

June 11, 2014, Mt. Adams south side

Excellent!

Truly one of the best short ski videos I've ever seen.

Really liked its capture of the experience sans the look-at-me vibe.

6/16/14 1:22am

Shred

This is what the "kids" found;
http://thesnowtroopers.com/2014/mt-adams-wa-southwest-chutes/

6/15/14 11:46pm

nemolonsdale

Way cool drone shots.

6/15/14 5:48am

jtack

June 11, 2014, Tatoosh-Unicorn w bonus Muir photo

Great trip, plenty of challenge, must be a great feeling to overcome them and finish such a big project. Nice pictures too, thanks.

6/15/14 5:08am

Jake the Brit

My $$'s on number 4, what a great black & white

6/15/14 1:57am

Lowell_Skoog

Great story. Persevering through the bad weather to see it all clear out must have been awesome. A great climax to the trip.

6/15/14 1:54am

Shred

June 11, 2014, Tatoosh-Unicorn w bonus Muir photo

Nice! Some neat footage.

6/15/14 1:08am

Zap

Great photos. The last photo with Foss and Rainier. ;)

6/15/14 12:34am

chieftaffy

Awesome viddy - nice usage of drone? footage.

6/15/14 12:27am

rlsg

WOW-What a journey--very inspiring and impressive (great write-up and pics too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

6/14/14 2:33pm

jtack

Thanks for the report, my daughter lives there (Japan) and we have skied on Hokkaido, and tried to make something work on Fuji, but train and bus logistics defeated us. What a great ski, glad you posted a report. thanks

6/14/14 1:55am

cprahl

So good it makes my feet hurt! Backbone by brail must have been interesting. Love the shot from top of Isolation Pk with valley fog below ski boot level. Great trip!

6/14/14 1:14am

GregSimon

Awesome. Especially the detail of the cow manure smell. Shouldn't this site support scratch-n-sniff trip reports?

6/14/14 12:30am

Mtraslin

June 11, 2014, Muir and Nisqually Chute

Thanks for sharing..... I spotted Mt Fuji from the bus 10 or so days earlier on our way to the Japanese Alps. We Figured if we get lucky enough we could get a Mt Fuji weather window... before we flew back home. Fun spot to get month 93 turns all year.

6/13/14 11:33pm

ron j

Nice report, wolfs.
Thanks.

6/13/14 4:31pm

Zap

June 11, 2014, Muir and Nisqually Chute

Nice TR of the conditions to the Chute, the Chute skiing and the exit out. ;)

6/13/14 2:40pm

Rowan Stewart

Well done gentlemen, that looks like a grand outing! Beautiful photos Crispin - the first shot is $

6/13/14 1:37pm

Aleksey

June 11, 2014, Muir and Nisqually Chute

author=skykilo link=topic=31906.msg134187#msg134187 date=1402609390]
LIKE, +1, et c.

hats off to the pioneers
and to Crispin for leading the charge. per usual in good style with a smile

6/13/14 1:10pm

bfree32

Looks like a nice day!

author=wolfs link=topic=31908.msg134188#msg134188 date=1402609941]

Mystery of the day: observed party of 8 just finished crossing Nisqually Glacier and heading up the Wilson ramp - at 7:30 PM. How was that going to work? At least 2 probably 3 more hours to a safe camp on ridge from there, and not that much daylight. And even when there - what then? Would just have to get up predawn and climb more, just 4 hours later. See...

6/13/14 12:37pm

jtack

It's true John, wuss is exactly right word!

6/13/14 12:34pm

cprahl

Great photo of S from an infrequently visited (at least during ski season), high vantage point. 'Love the sun-lit summit ridge & shadow line falling down the upper glacier. The hills have definitely shed their late winter coats since your Buckner-ing (nice trip & photos, btw). All we had yesterday was sun.

6/13/14 10:08am

hedonaut

yeah well played C, looks like you hit the window just right!

here's what the local Hurry-up / S Gl environs looked like only 1.5 weeks prior:

and here's an expanded view: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GMKoYAeWAe8MNhwkM2LcGdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

6/13/14 7:43am

rlsg

June 7, 2014, Steamboat Prow - Corn Heaven

Enjoyable write--up and pics! Thanks!

6/13/14 7:25am

rlsg

COOL!!!

6/13/14 6:13am

jwplotz

June 7, 2014, Steamboat Prow - Corn Heaven

Whoa!! Hold on now! You didn't J-Tack your skis up to Boulder Pass, but rather stooped to strapping them to your pack like a wuss?! Jamie....

That aside, awesome trip! I would almost be jealous if I had even an inkling to ski still.

6/13/14 5:28am

wolfs

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It was pretty heavenly over on next door neighbor Mt. Ruth also. Very few others had been there recently, just a couple other tracks on the ridge side (and maybe half dozen into the basin that eventually leads to the Dogleg.) It was great almost-corn from the top and well into the slopes above Glacier Basin. Only perhaps last 500 vertical got the hint of sticky. One of the best snow condition...

6/13/14 2:16am

mikerolfs

Thanks for the great write-up, Jamie. That was a special trip. Skiing was great, views were incredible, and the company was top shelf. The pace was pretty good too!

6/13/14 12:35am

skykilo

LIKE, +1, et c.

6/12/14 2:09pm

Kyle Miller

SPIDER!!!!!!!

6/12/14 1:24pm

Jake the Brit