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author=runcle link=topic=31878.msg134048#msg134048 date=1402287912]
Tele down Mon! How's that knee holding up?
It holds up when I get down ;)
Walking the skis back downhill was a good test too.
Thanks for sharing.
How was the approach? Did you walk in via Fryingpan creek?
How was the approach? Did you walk in via Fryingpan creek?
Been staring at this blank white space for minutes trying to put thoughts to words, but words like "epic" and "awesome" don't deliver. Double victory, totally inspiring, very well done.
Thanks for the stoke!
We just made the trip 6/6-7. Conditions out there are certainly prime. Truly 'hero' corn from 10,000' down to 7,500'. Plus, you can still ski down to ~4700' from the col west of white mountain on the exit if you utilize a short "dry ski" to connect snow fingers leftover from avalanche debris.
We just made the trip 6/6-7. Conditions out there are certainly prime. Truly 'hero' corn from 10,000' down to 7,500'. Plus, you can still ski down to ~4700' from the col west of white mountain on the exit if you utilize a short "dry ski" to connect snow fingers leftover from avalanche debris.
Your group must have been that large group I past at around the 8,500 foot level. Visibility turned out much better than I was anticipating.
author=r1de link=topic=31877.msg134043#msg134043 date=1402262931]
Good report. One thing I'd add is that the snow up high was clean, smooth and fast.
Some vid from Chuck's and John's group:
http://youtu.be/st705PrM85c
Nice video, looks like you guys had a blast.
Good report. One thing I'd add is that the snow up high was clean, smooth and fast.
Some vid from Chuck's and John's group:
http://youtu.be/st705PrM85c
Some vid from Chuck's and John's group:
http://youtu.be/st705PrM85c
really cool man. i'm super impressed.
you have put together the two best things a bunch of these cats dig!
Love it! Thanks for the inspiration. Hybrid trips are the coolest!
Oof. Univega frame with a Brooks saddle, loaded up with ski gear. That's pure style. I love this report.
Awesome to hook up Silas, if only for the beverages, cupcakes and sausages. Zap & Jill, sorry we missed you - great weather up there, with good enough skiing to scratch the itch before the party started.
Great to see you out and about Zap and Jill, the skiing was so so but the girls were awesome! I arrived at 9AM, drove up and down from Cayuse to Chinook a couple times searching for the birthday boy Marcus, and on one ascent passed three road cycling girls and told them there would be dulce de leche cupcakes at Chinook. Unfortunately they made the top while I was chatting with folks east of the crest, but on return I found them descending at 35mph, the speed limit. I passed them, stopped by T...
Jake and Frank's Excellent Adventure! Well done, gents...
Boys and girls; can we say, 'MONSTERS"? In a good way, of course!
Boys and girls; can we say, 'MONSTERS"? In a good way, of course!
Ha Franks, that was a great impromptu ramble we took together.
It was good to know that I had some company way out there on the other side of the basin. Ramble on brother
Jake
It was good to know that I had some company way out there on the other side of the basin. Ramble on brother
Jake
Looks like a great adventure. Nice job!
What a great adventure. I didn't know I wanted to do this before but I sure do now. Thanks for the wonderful write up.
Bravo! This is so inspiring I can't stand it! I'm sitting at work bouncing in my seat. Your adventure is so great! Wonderful!
Awesome awesome awesome! This is on my wish list along with Overcoat which I tried to visit last fall but didn't quite make it. Beautiful photo.
Good description, Skip! If we'd had more time/energy in the party I'd have liked to have also lapped some good looking stuff on the east side of Naches as well. Looked like a few folks had done so, and it appeared to be a decent length line.
Good payoff:grunt ratio there for this time of year for sure (Silas seems to know how to optimize said ratio! ;)), both in terms of turns as well as views and overall feeling of the terrain we skied through! Don - Jack(al) and I may h...
Good payoff:grunt ratio there for this time of year for sure (Silas seems to know how to optimize said ratio! ;)), both in terms of turns as well as views and overall feeling of the terrain we skied through! Don - Jack(al) and I may h...
We approached via summer trail. I don't think anyone goes up Grouse Creek post winter\early spring, but don't quote me on that!
Did you approach via the summer trail, or grouse creek? Looking to go for the traverse this weekend and would like to make a run up grouse creek if possible.
Did you approach via the summer trail? Or via Grouse creek? Thanks!
author=harg link=topic=31842.msg133993#msg133993 date=1402078709]
I don't know how conditions are on Leuthold, but I'd love to because it's been on my eye. it seemed like coverage was really good for this time of year, which might mean smaller cracks, but it's hard to say what's happening on the opposite side of the hill (I would guess that cooper spur is skiing really good right now though). if you hear any intel on leuthold, let me k...
Great to see you guys out there and on a sweet looking trip. Cheers to the multiple celebrations all around... birthdays and mountain returns. Looking forward to catching you guys for the next one.
Hehe, thanks for the phone call :)
Great skiing with you and Carla last weekend, Ruth was a lot of fun!
I'll get to Shuksan one of these days...
B)
Great skiing with you and Carla last weekend, Ruth was a lot of fun!
I'll get to Shuksan one of these days...
B)
I don't know how conditions are on Leuthold, but I'd love to because it's been on my eye. it seemed like coverage was really good for this time of year, which might mean smaller cracks, but it's hard to say what's happening on the opposite side of the hill (I would guess that cooper spur is skiing really good right now though). if you hear any intel on leuthold, let me know.
A few pics from last sunday June 1st:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/11723786@N06/sets/72157644573395249/
We had a great 3-5 inches corn with no invisible glue or pollen!
We had not skied there before, so did a recon circumnavagation of Naches peak and gained the ridgecrest via a straight forward ascent of the SE shoulder.
One run down the WSW ridge was awesome, it looked possible to continue lower than Tipsoo lakes to lower switchbacks on Hyway 410, not sure if t...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/11723786@N06/sets/72157644573395249/
We had a great 3-5 inches corn with no invisible glue or pollen!
We had not skied there before, so did a recon circumnavagation of Naches peak and gained the ridgecrest via a straight forward ascent of the SE shoulder.
One run down the WSW ridge was awesome, it looked possible to continue lower than Tipsoo lakes to lower switchbacks on Hyway 410, not sure if t...
Looks like a beautiful area. Great trip!! Too bad the road is only on weekends now all summer. Glad you got after it!
Those were the good days. :D
I have fond memories of hiking to the top of Table with my dad circa 1994 and riding down to Bagley and snoeshoeing back to the parking lot and thinking it was a big day! I remember tracks being pretty rare out there too.
I have fond memories of hiking to the top of Table with my dad circa 1994 and riding down to Bagley and snoeshoeing back to the parking lot and thinking it was a big day! I remember tracks being pretty rare out there too.
Boy, you are reminding me of weekend winter powder trip trips back in the '90s when we'd go ski out toward Coleman Pinnacle and on our way back via Hermon Saddle, we'd see maybe just a few tracks on the face of Table above the lakes until getting over toward the blueberry chutes. And when "Secret Bowl" really did seem somewhat secret! (as if a very accessible north-facing bowl that's pretty obvious on a map, albeit with relatively short slopes, could stay secret for...
Great work. Nice to go when dirt walking is minimized.
Awesome report, team tutu!
Beautiful photos, esp the B&W one. Makes me want to go there and go into Grand Park again.
It was fun last Sunday around back in on the south ridge of Yakima Peak, east facing slopes and bowls. Still lots of snow right from the road.
Thanks for all the nice comments :) Glacier with skis should be still prime for a few more weeks!
Joyeux anniversaire Crystal! From summit to trail :)
Joyeux anniversaire Crystal! From summit to trail :)
Great photos, inspiring trip. Happy Birthday!
I'm afraid your stoke is contagious.
read your exploit with envy wondering, of course, if that was a P-51.. ;D
Thanks for the tr--might have to get up there for a look. Not walking ten or twelve miles for some steeps IS attractive. Have any idea if Leotholds has an ugly trench? or anything about conditions? I hit it a few years ago with just a very shallow ditch (nothing snear about...) and so had just a super/lovely ski. Thing is I keep hearing that most years the trench is pretty deep...
Thanks again...
Thanks again...
Man - so jealous. What an amazing TR. Congrats on the summit! I have hope that eventually I will have a non sufferfest and get back there with some success.
Nice day! Haven't been there for more than a decade...
Another option instead of climbing the snow gulley is the right skyline of rock. One of my ski partners would happily solo it while I napped at my high point on a few outings, but my wife and I climbed it with him on belay on one trip (two ropes, three climbers style) but as we were almost to the top on the last pitch I spotted a pretty nasty looking thunderhead coming our way so we bailed and good thing too as soon en...
Another option instead of climbing the snow gulley is the right skyline of rock. One of my ski partners would happily solo it while I napped at my high point on a few outings, but my wife and I climbed it with him on belay on one trip (two ropes, three climbers style) but as we were almost to the top on the last pitch I spotted a pretty nasty looking thunderhead coming our way so we bailed and good thing too as soon en...