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I tried a few times to upload photos and had no luck. I'm also terrible with technology.... Anyway just imagine in your head a sick line, and that was it!
"Kevino", PM me your contact info, and I'd love to get out and ski once the weather lets up a bit.
"Kevino", PM me your contact info, and I'd love to get out and ski once the weather lets up a bit.
Thanks for the report. I am looking to go here tomorrow. You know where I can find some details on the route for the Birthday Tour?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Sorry I didn't check out road 9070. But I see from another post you might be headed that way. Please report back with your findings if you go.
...and just how many full-monty photos did jtack have to sift through to come up with the four TAY-rated pics above? That's a true friend.
Happy birthday Mike, way to hang loose.
Happy birthday Mike, way to hang loose.
Sounds like a tiring couple of days, Drew. Good motivation for my PT schedule.
May the harvest continue a couple more weeks.
May the harvest continue a couple more weeks.
Great report Ben! Finally got the chance to read it all. Was super excited that you were able to join. Enjoyed your company and shredding with you. Those few days in Iceland were the best part of the adventure.
..that's a damned nice thing to say. I reckon we could go a-touring together & that would get the job done. a pm coming your way.
Were you using your fat skis to compensate?
Kidding. Happy birthday Mike!
Kidding. Happy birthday Mike!
Look forward to those pics.
I just moved to Whitefish yesterday so if you're in need of a ski partner...I was out here earlier this winter and got a good taste of skiing in the park and want some more!
I just moved to Whitefish yesterday so if you're in need of a ski partner...I was out here earlier this winter and got a good taste of skiing in the park and want some more!
How much do I have to pay for you to write TR's for me?
You didn't happen to check out the road to Windy Pass did you?
You didn't happen to check out the road to Windy Pass did you?
Update on Black conditions: 4 days later, it sounds like not much changed. We hoped it would have consolidated some since your report, but it was not to be. At least it was later into the thermal cycle and the natural avys had already flushed themselves out, so we only had ourselves to worry about. We were able to summit, but the skiing mostly involved ski cutting wet slides and/or sticky mush.
HA! Good thing I'm not looking for a date.
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Yes, Mike, that pack does make your butt look big. No, the pack does not make your member look big. Well skied!
DAY NINE:
This weather is unbelieveable, another day of waking up to blue skies! Is it a dream, are we going to pay for the high pressure that's been lingering? I was hoping this weather would last until our pickup day, but Matt texted us on our Delorme Inreach to let us know we would see a weak disturbance hit over the next couple days. Adam decided to take a rest day, John and I decided go on a small tour up to the cirque that held the Twin Towers Coulo...
This weather is unbelieveable, another day of waking up to blue skies! Is it a dream, are we going to pay for the high pressure that's been lingering? I was hoping this weather would last until our pickup day, but Matt texted us on our Delorme Inreach to let us know we would see a weak disturbance hit over the next couple days. Adam decided to take a rest day, John and I decided go on a small tour up to the cirque that held the Twin Towers Coulo...
Last picture is SE toward stafford creek. I added a few more photos to that flickr album showing navaho and miller. No evidence of any major or even minor slide activity...except that little bit of cornice drop in the photo and some very minor wet slides from me skiing. I even tried to launch a snowball down that slope in the photo to no avail.
Didn't dig a pit. The softness underneath the crust went down a foot and wasn't rotten...just annoying.
edited to say th...
Didn't dig a pit. The softness underneath the crust went down a foot and wasn't rotten...just annoying.
edited to say th...
Thanks for the report. Any idea how deep the softer slop was?
What a great day out! WA pass is pretty stunning this week.
What direction was that last photo (with the cornices) looking? S toward Standup Creek, E toward Navaho & Stafford Creek, or N toward Hardscrabble? I am planning a trip up Stafford tomorrow (Fri).
Obviously with the warm weather this week wet slides and cornices are the primary avy issue. Any avy activity or observations of note? Did you dig any pits?
Obviously with the warm weather this week wet slides and cornices are the primary avy issue. Any avy activity or observations of note? Did you dig any pits?
What SPF did the member use?
On the drive home I asked Sara, "come on, don't you have a tinge of regret that you didn't ski naked?"
Sara: "no, none."
It was a great birthday.
Thanks for blowing my cover, Jamie ;)
Sara: "no, none."
It was a great birthday.
Thanks for blowing my cover, Jamie ;)
Happy Birthday Mike, sorry I missed you guys. Beautiful day up there. Was that the big gully past the last tree on the way to the towers?
Going to Pilchuck on Friday to investigate Silas's Jump Turn. ;)
thanks everyone! i feel a little better about the time spent in front of my computer editing photos now that some people have actually looked at them.
nick & kristina: well if you only had a day, i think the decision not to ski was pretty reasonable. maybe our paths will cross on some other mountain...
rowan: yeah, that's probably my favorite photo as well, captured with none other than an iphone. that little drop was pretty fun... the landing was a little steep...
nick & kristina: well if you only had a day, i think the decision not to ski was pretty reasonable. maybe our paths will cross on some other mountain...
rowan: yeah, that's probably my favorite photo as well, captured with none other than an iphone. that little drop was pretty fun... the landing was a little steep...
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That photo of John hucking the cliff against a huge Alaskan backdrop is so money!
Also, I know from scientific testing that glacial ice cocktails are in fact the best.
Thanks! My buddy Adam captured that. We got video too from John's POV and mine. Will take a while to put together an edit though.
Interesting. You can see Sloan from the top of Sage Hills preserve in Wenatchee when it's clear.
[doozy: something extraordinary, good or bad.]
I don't know who used that word, but kinda like it. btw, we did find the trail for getting down (I was rather relieved).
We did do some skiing too:
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I don't know who used that word, but kinda like it. btw, we did find the trail for getting down (I was rather relieved).
We did do some skiing too:
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Trail? What trail?
I was told the approach was a "doozy", but it wasn't until I got back home that I looked up the true meaning of that word. Yeah ;D
I have a few pictures to add:
I was told the approach was a "doozy", but it wasn't until I got back home that I looked up the true meaning of that word. Yeah ;D
I have a few pictures to add:
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MounTain LooP, as in Hwy
Thx, Crispin. Should have been "Mt Loop Hwy"...
Hey z-bo, heading back to the great Flathead Valley. You're always welcome back.
I think you guys win the prize for the most interesting post this year!! I did not read every word but I will, hope JH's spirits are high, and the world looks a brighter place, what a great adventure! thanks for the words, and the pictures.
Hopefully there were no north fork sauk crossings but if there were...more power to ya! Love Bedal.
Great pics of the green and white; classic PNW. Makes me want to revisit Sloan on skis again soon, especially that east flank. Spring slop, powder memories... Still nice to be out and carrying less, never worried about the daylight hours.
Excellent adventure and great write up.
I sure enjoyed reading this, Dan. Thanks for sharing. Great adventure! Really like the sharkfin photos, and that camp in the wind photo is great too. Nice work on this trip.
Only in the northwest can you say "the trail was in good shape - but we lost it."
This is one of the best TR's I've ever seen....it motivated me to buy my plane ticket!
That photo of John hucking the cliff against a huge Alaskan backdrop is so money!
Also, I know from scientific testing that glacial ice cocktails are in fact the best.
Also, I know from scientific testing that glacial ice cocktails are in fact the best.