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5/15/14 3:02pm
mikerolfs
May 14, 2014, Birthday Suit Tour (content warning!)
HA! Good thing I'm not looking for a date.
5/15/14 1:54pm
dub_xion
May 14, 2014, - Washington Pass, Birthday Tour
(This reply has been moved to a new TR here)
5/15/14 12:30pm
Rusty Knees
May 14, 2014, Birthday Suit Tour (content warning!)
Yes, Mike, that pack does make your butt look big.  No, the pack does not make your member look big.  Well skied!
5/15/14 11:33am
rlsg
May 14, N face Mt. Cannon, Glacier NP
Sounds amazing--THANKS!!!
5/15/14 11:16am
LangleyBackcountry
May 14, 2014, earl
Thanks a bunch for the other pics!
5/15/14 9:11am
jtrue
March 22-April 5, 2014, The Neacola Range- AK
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...
5/15/14 8:09am
androolus
May 14, 2014, earl
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...
5/15/14 5:39am
truthlives
May 14, 2014, earl
Thanks for the report. Any idea how deep the softer slop was?
5/15/14 5:16am
samy
May 14, 2014, - Washington Pass, Birthday Tour
What a great day out! WA pass is pretty stunning this week.



5/15/14 2:53am
LangleyBackcountry
May 14, 2014, earl
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?
5/15/14 2:22am
T. Eastman
May 14, 2014, Birthday Suit Tour (content warning!)
What SPF did the member use?
5/15/14 1:56am
mikerolfs
May 14, 2014, Birthday Suit Tour (content warning!)
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 ;)
5/14/14 1:48pm
aaron_wright
May 14, 2014, Birthday Suit Tour (content warning!)
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?
5/14/14 1:26pm
avajane
April 21, 2014, Mt Pilchuck
Going to Pilchuck on Friday to investigate Silas's Jump Turn. ;)
5/14/14 12:38pm
bs.
corn in the land of fire and ice--iceland!!
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...
5/14/14 7:41am
jtrue
March 22-April 5, 2014, The Neacola Range- AK
author=Jonn-E link=topic=31470.msg133049#msg133049 date=1399960752]
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.
5/14/14 6:51am
aaron_wright
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
Interesting. You can see Sloan from the top of Sage Hills preserve in Wenatchee when it's clear.
5/14/14 5:40am
n16ht5
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
killer shots! Sloan looks rather enticing
5/14/14 2:00am
Kenji
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
[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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5/14/14 1:19am
radka
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
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:






5/13/14 3:07pm
Kenji
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
author=cprahl link=topic=31690.msg133074#msg133074 date=1400031540]
MounTain LooP, as in Hwy


Thx, Crispin.  Should have been "Mt Loop Hwy"...
5/13/14 2:21pm
kevino
Upper Enchantments, May 7
Hey z-bo, heading back to the great Flathead Valley. You're always welcome back.
5/13/14 12:58pm
jtack
corn in the land of fire and ice--iceland!!
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. 
5/13/14 12:36pm
wickstad
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
And omg.  Who's skied nw Sloan?
5/13/14 11:36am
wickstad
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
Hopefully there were no north fork sauk crossings but if there were...more power to ya!  Love Bedal.
5/13/14 11:26am
cprahl
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
MounTain LooP, as in Hwy
5/13/14 11:24am
rlsg
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
MTLP?
5/13/14 10:39am
cprahl
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, 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.
5/13/14 10:29am
rlsg
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
COOL--and thanks for the excellent pics!
5/13/14 10:25am
Mofro
corn in the land of fire and ice--iceland!!
Excellent adventure and great write up.
5/13/14 10:21am
mikerolfs
May 7-9, Forbidden Tour
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.
5/13/14 6:47am
avajane
May 11, 2014, Mt Loop Hwy, Bedal
Only in the northwest can you say "the trail was in good shape - but we lost it."
5/13/14 3:07am
Stefan
corn in the land of fire and ice--iceland!!
Awesome!  Where is that cave at?
5/13/14 2:51am
BillK
corn in the land of fire and ice--iceland!!
This is one of the best TR's I've ever seen....it motivated me to buy my plane ticket!
5/13/14 1:54am
Jonn-E
March 22-April 5, 2014, The Neacola Range- AK
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.
5/13/14 1:07am
Robie
May 12, 2014, Alpental
Good job, kid. Wink


gotta like it
5/12/14 2:59pm
lrudholm
corn in the land of fire and ice--iceland!!
How do you say rad in viking?
5/12/14 1:44pm
Jonn-E
corn in the land of fire and ice--iceland!!
author=bs. link=topic=31669.msg132961#msg132961 date=1399673009]
"then let's get tons of fuel and go here!"

HAHAHAHA!

Awesome trip!  Fun fact: Seattle City Light's Steam Plant has enough steam lines running under the streets that a few blocks of the downtown core stay snow free, which was most evident in the 2008 storm.
5/12/14 1:32pm
JibberD
May 12, 2014, Alpental
author=silaswild link=topic=31687.msg133025#msg133025 date=1399928372">
...including a senior Norwegian on xc skis...


Was it maybe this senior Swedish guy?
5/12/14 12:49pm
Lisa
May 12, 2014, Alpental
You are predicting the future with tomorrows date. ;) Congrats on getting out again! Did you see a lad and his dog Tucker up there? He started up early to beat the heat so you may have missed him.

5/12/14 9:14am
Zap
May 12, 2014, Alpental
Good job, kid. ;)
5/12/14 7:03am
Kyle Miller
corn in the land of fire and ice--iceland!!
Such an amazing trip.

Will never forget this classic quote from a certain professional skier

Q: Hi....so where in Iceland are you from?

A: Hi....My name is Kyle Miller and I am from Seattle, Washington.
5/12/14 6:10am
Chamois
May 7-9, Forbidden Tour
Well done - thanks for the report.  Some variation of this is yet on my list before I get too creaky.  Full on Cascades adventure - including some forest schwating - I love it!
5/12/14 3:34am
Gregg_C
May 7-9, Forbidden Tour
Thanks for the great read and pictures.  You went out with one of the best for a couple of trips and were ready to launch out on your own afterwards.  That is what it is all about.  Good luck on further adventures and hopefully you will post more great TR.
5/12/14 2:23am
jtack
May 7-9, Forbidden Tour
Let's see, huge trip, check obligatory suffering, check, great story, check great pictures, check.  WOW! thanks Dan.
5/11/14 1:13pm
danpeck
May 7-9, Forbidden Tour
Absolutely.  My first few guided experiences were really private North Cascade Mountain school classes.  At least that is the way I viewed them.  And I still intend to do many guided trips in terrain that I am still uncomfortable in.  It's all about knowing your limits and then expanding those limits responsibly (in my case I have a wife and 4 kids :)  ) 

It's funny because my friends commented that this tour felt a lot easier than the Isolatio...
5/11/14 12:38pm
runningclouds
May 7-9, Forbidden Tour
What a trip! It seems to me going guide-less makes for better adventure.
5/11/14 11:48am
rlsg
May 7-9, Forbidden Tour
Awesome super-adventure!  What a journey...
5/11/14 11:43am
z-bo
Upper Enchantments, May 7
Thanks for the update.  Where in MT are you heading?
5/11/14 9:56am
altasnob
May 3, Earl Grey, sin frijoles
Update from 5/10. Road is driveable to the TH. Not much snow until you get near the upper Bean Creek Basin. Plenty of snow after that. Corn was in excellent shape on 5/10 at 2 pm.