TR Replies
Skiing across Mirror Lake in beautiful powder snow.
Many of the race participants (and most of the organizers) stayed overnight at Meany after the race. I'm hoping that Nigel will distribute the results when he gets back in town. I came home after the dinner and awards and I don't trust my memory of the finishing order an...
We went to check out this area today (Sunday) and found similarly great conditions. Thanks for all of your info on this area! I was excited to discover a new area to ski and your route descriptions were super helpful navigating the old growth up to the clearcuts.
One of my favorite tours. Let's hope the breakable crusts gets well covered this week.
Thanks for the report. Results?
real nice stuff silas! glad to see the pics.
b
b
Nigel gave us a snow-machine tow from Crystal Springs to Dandy Creek -- we then followed the PCT to the powerline swath above Meany Lodge and followed that to Meany. Getting towed by a snow-machine is sort of like water skiing -- but stinkier and colder -- also suprisingly tiring to the steering and balancing muscles -- at least for me.
I'm in for a ski finding expedition :)
Nice pics, same weather pattern as Saturday at Snoqualmie. Nice in the AM, then clouding over /high overcast and more wind in the PM. So trying to figure out your route. Did you start at Meaney with a tow and then skin back to Meaney?
Thanks for sharing your story,
If you do not find your ski until Spring make sure to remove all the screws and check the condition of the core, epoxy/helicoil as appropriate. Made the mistake of not doing that a ways back with a pair of 710 FOs and the binding pulled out the next season.
If you do not find your ski until Spring make sure to remove all the screws and check the condition of the core, epoxy/helicoil as appropriate. Made the mistake of not doing that a ways back with a pair of 710 FOs and the binding pulled out the next season.
And more: (Stampede Pass to Snoqualmie Pass 18 miles, Stampede to Chinook Pass 51 miles!)
Thanks for sharing the story melger. A lot of us have been there (me included) and appreciate the willingness to share the thought process behind the accident. You are (as I was) pretty fortunate to have had the experience and come away able to question your knowledge without major recovery time. It's a tough chunk of pride to swallow, for sure - thanks again for writing it up here.
Thanks for sharing and I am glad you are OK. I have donated a ski in the name of avy research myself. It sucks but it is a small price to pay.
author=cumulus link=topic=30672.msg128356#msg128356 date=1391976434]
lucky to be alive: always!
It does take a fair amount of luck.
Wow, I'm very glad you guys made it out without injury or worse. I'm also glad I advised my buddy against climbing The Zipper yesterday. Sorry about your gear!
Glad everyone is OK! Bummer about your gear. Thanks for having the courage to post about a mistake of the type that many of us have probably made.
FWIW, those trees at the right margin of your 1st photo provide a much safer route to the top of Lane from behind...
FWIW, those trees at the right margin of your 1st photo provide a much safer route to the top of Lane from behind...
more pictures. sorry about the quality, I don't have any good programs to resize the photos and my work firewall won't let me download one.
mt rainier from fly col
avalanche crown - taken from in the debris field.
mt rainier from fly col
avalanche crown - taken from in the debris field.
no snakebite--but lucky to be alive: always!
thanks for posting Trevor! appreciate the poetic license
I wanted to take advantage of the last of the high pressure and Friday worked well. After retrieving an errant phone at alpy I stopped by the Chair/Snow Lake parking lot but wasn't feeling it. I really just wanted to take a look up the Commonwealth since I hadn't been there at all this season. Headed up shortly before 10am. Passed some skiers, Dan And Shannon, w...
thanks for posting Trevor! appreciate the poetic license
I wanted to take advantage of the last of the high pressure and Friday worked well. After retrieving an errant phone at alpy I stopped by the Chair/Snow Lake parking lot but wasn't feeling it. I really just wanted to take a look up the Commonwealth since I hadn't been there at all this season. Headed up shortly before 10am. Passed some skiers, Dan And Shannon, w...
Hi David,
Great to see a posting from you, was wondering what it was like up there. Thanks!
It was our first choice until we saw other reports of wind effect through the passes. Sounds like you still found some protected stuff.
Great to see a posting from you, was wondering what it was like up there. Thanks!
It was our first choice until we saw other reports of wind effect through the passes. Sounds like you still found some protected stuff.
We were up there today, too... phenomenal snow quality, but watch out for your sluffs! One of our group went for a ride after being taken out by his.
This is fun terrain! We ended up skiing 2 lines on a N aspect into the middle basin.
This is fun terrain! We ended up skiing 2 lines on a N aspect into the middle basin.
Delicious weather in Portland this weekend! I'm holed up in a N Portland hotel, helping my daughter ready for midterms. It was sunny all day in Bremerton when I drove down yesterday. Wish I brought my skis for those study breaks...
Croc and tubbs weighing in...I like it. Any dead python pics?
author=avajane link=topic=30664.msg128317#msg128317 date=1391837348]
Looks great John. Close access to good snow. I'll check it out soon. I'm going to check my area (Hiway 97) for coverage tomorrow.
Hey Brian, will you let me know what you found? We went back to Red today and it was pretty incredible in 12 to 15 inches of super light powder and recycled powder. Very little wind effect and what there was was...
What a great looking day!
as always TEastman, who's your captain?
"This Is Your Captain Singing" NYTIMES 2/7/14Looks great John. Close access to good snow. I'll check it out soon. I'm going to check my area (Hiway 97) for coverage tomorrow.
I know its not a t. r. I' ve seen few reports around the Tahoe area before, over the seasons. And I just give a general conditions report when noteworthy. Especially round springtime cuz its perfect. I've even seen a Mt Rose b/c report before. * which is why I reside in this area. I will give a real trip report when I'm at Mt Lassen, over the summer months - trying to do a t-a-y. - Thanks, bro
Beautiful vid & soundtrack, thanks Carl! 'Bundys' is one of my favorite powder runs, but it's no longer as fine as a couple days ago.
Took a short spin this afternoon up to the base of Pan & down Edith Basin. Telemetry remains broken, but there must have been tremendous E winds the past two days before the most recent 2-4" of freshies. Exposed areas like the base of Pan, Edith and Bundys are about half smooth powder and half sharp-crested 2-3' snow...
Took a short spin this afternoon up to the base of Pan & down Edith Basin. Telemetry remains broken, but there must have been tremendous E winds the past two days before the most recent 2-4" of freshies. Exposed areas like the base of Pan, Edith and Bundys are about half smooth powder and half sharp-crested 2-3' snow...
Thanks for pointing us in the right direction! We went back the next day and the wind had done some damage, but still lots of good snow around.
Here is some video...
https://vimeo.com/86054094
Here is some video...
https://vimeo.com/86054094
author=John Morrow link=topic=30664.msg128291#msg128291 date=1391812612]
State Route 903 goes through Roslyn and turns into County and USFS Road after the Last Resort. It is plowed by Kittitas County to Salmon La Sac at a turn around at the Guard station. Paved and passenger car suitable. Note: if Kittitas county gets a big dump it may take a few hours for this road to get plowed after the residential roads are done. The Cooper River Road (46) takes off le...
author=savegondor link=topic=30664.msg128285#msg128285 date=1391809230]
Where do you park? and/or How far up the road can you typically get via car? Plowed?
State Route 903 goes through Roslyn and turns into County and USFS Road after the Last Resort. It is plowed by Kittitas County to Salmon La Sac at a turn around at the Guard station. Paved and passenger car suitable. Note: if Kittitas county gets a big dump it may take a...
running forest park i spied a few drops I'd like to take. enough snow in the trees yet? :)
author=MtnPavlas link=topic=30665.msg128277#msg128277 date=1391803136]
Pretty cool, man - way to go! Wondering if the hut is open to public ;- )
This was all part of the master plan. Now that I posted a trip report of this previously secret stash, I expect the TAY hordes to show up en masse. The hut is open to the public, but isn't exactly cheap ;D.
Where do you park? and/or How far up the road can you typically get via car? Plowed?
Pretty cool, man - way to go! Wondering if the hut is open to public ;- )
Looks beautiful. You may find a different way to describe your girlfriend other than "heavy duty" though. They seem to frown on that sort of thing.
Well, that's big. And excellent conditions too it looks like. Way to aim high.
Epic, lucky you. I think I gonna go there in may, June. Have you been there then, thanks
Nice pics. Props for doing it on AT gear. You are strong. Amazing how thin the snow is on the backside.
Very nice; must have been a winter wonderland.