TR Replies

Your dog is killing it, Mofro. Geeb too.

1/5/14 1:47am

Charlie Hagedorn

author=mattgoyer link=topic=30212.msg126500#msg126500 date=1388900624">
Local news on the search and rescue effort: Hiker caught in Alpental avalanche gets himself out

From SMR Facebook:

10 SMR members responded to an avalanche on the SE aspect of Chair Pk. this afternoo...

1/4/14 2:25pm

Snoqualmonix

author=camp_fidalgo link=topic=30212.msg126483#msg126483 date=1388884543]
Think itll be good tomorrow? Given the warm up?

I'd say there's a good chance it might or might not be.

1/4/14 2:20pm

mattgoyer

Local news on the search and rescue effort: Hiker caught in Alpental avalanche gets himself out

1/4/14 2:10pm

mattgoyer

Here's a photo of the slide. We were up there around 11:30 am. We didn't see it slide. That was the only big thing we saw. Saw a few wet loose slides as it warmed up but nothing like Eckels described in the Baker environs.

Original size photo: http://mattgoyer.smugmug.com/BackcountrySkiing-1/Avy-Refresher/i-8fFBFh2/0/O/DSC00213.jpg

1/4/14 1:43pm

all mtn

1-2 January Paradise

Did you take the temp. In the Paradise igloo, cave. Down here in the sierra at Mammoth resort, they make a very large igloo - mainly for the kids.

1/4/14 1:27pm

all mtn

January 3, 2014, Whistler Side Country

I 'crossed' it up on one of the golf courses, here in Reno, NV as a result of our cold/ dry conditions. A par 4, 475 yds.

1/4/14 12:55pm

all mtn

Excellent pics, only a dream here in the Tahoe area

1/4/14 12:43pm

Mofro

Jan 3,4 ONP A whopping two inches of pow!

Great day. I'd put it at 10-12" sparkly sugar @5500ft, 6"down to ~4K, and a meager 2" at the base-yet MUCH improved all around. Some evidence of wind transport and a just a few slippery spots, but no evidence of slide activity on all aspects below 5500ft. . A little unnerving to have the Heli pacing back and forth through the valley in the afternoon.

A few from today-

1/4/14 12:36pm

Conrad

We're skiing up there tmrw AM. Mind providing more specific coordinates? I'm not as familiar with the area. Thanks!

1/4/14 12:12pm

Eckels

I can't speak for Alpental but sunny slopes at baker were moving down to the crust layer and propogating fairly wide all day. Tomorrow will be sketch in the North.

1/4/14 12:03pm

camp_fidalgo

January 3, 2014, Whistler Side Country

Think itll be good tomorrow? Given the warm up?

1/4/14 11:53am

avajane

My best runs always seem to end right here!

1/4/14 9:15am

avajane

January 3, 2014, Whistler Side Country

Powder still holding up very well on northern exposures. Perfect bluebird day again. No lift lines!

1/4/14 8:31am

Lowell_Skoog

Best day ever on the golf course today.

Sunny, 20 degrees F, a bit of new snow, with a freshly groomed track.

Temperatures are supposed to drop to 25 to 35 below zero by Monday. The governor of Minnesota has already canceled all the schools for that day. We're heading home tomorrow, just in time to miss it (I hope).

Happy New Year!

1/4/14 8:30am

zestysticks

The title got me too. I've been looking for my uncle Hagar for 6 months. I haven't seen him since the fireworks in Vancouver in July. We visited together on his Skuldelev ship in the harbour. He was bored and cranky as usual but darn it...I love the guy, miss him too. Please pm me if you see him. SKOL!

1/4/14 4:49am

r1de

1-2 January Paradise

Nice work - saw some of John's pics on FB but it's great to see the report to go with it.

1/3/14 10:08am

mikerolfs

WAHOOO!

Dr. Rossi is magic.

1/3/14 8:49am

jtack

December 29, 2013, Lichtenberg, Stevens Pass

Just talked to Mike, and he will not have to wear a cast, and can ski when he can stand the pain, it will realistically be weeks (maybe 6) but much better than a cast, and non weight bearing.

1/3/14 8:34am

TDB

How was the coverage? Or to ask it another way, would you bring new skis back there?

1/3/14 8:14am

flowing alpy

July 14, 2013, Rainier, Whitman Glacier Avalanche

how do they feel about fat skis on the skin track ;D
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1/3/14 6:40am

Amar Andalkar

Some more late-autumn and early-winter follow-up on this avalanche, which occurred at the start of July 2013 near 8000 ft on the Whitman Glacier.

November 28, 2013:

Due to the well-below-normal snowpack thus far this season, the avalanche site could still be discerned easily on the Whitman Glacier in late November, if you knew that you were looking for it. After skinning up to

1/3/14 6:26am

mikerolfs

December 28, 2013, North Cascades Environment

author=bs. link=topic=30157.msg126401#msg126401 date=1388695654]
..."a bad day in a slide alder thicket is still better than a good day at work".

nice.

1/3/14 6:21am

mikerolfs

1-2 January Paradise

awesome! Good for you guys for making more runs on day 2. I might have been tempted to jump right in the rig. The snow cave photo looks cozy.

great adventure!

1/3/14 4:37am

kamtron

Dec 25+29, 2013, Muiry Christmas and Almost New Year

Nice report, Amar. I'm glad to hear the new snow has bonded to that ice. Let's hope for some of that on Hood.

1/3/14 1:55am

Lowell_Skoog

The sun came out today.

My son and I headed for Columbia Golf Course as the afternoon shadows were lengthening.

Temperature was about 5 degrees F. With some new wax, the snow felt great. Minneapolis XC skiing doesn't get much better.

Rounding the south turn:

Huffing up the hill to the railroad bridge:

1/2/14 9:39pm

jtack

Lowell wonderful hook I was sure you were posting an exotic ski trip report, oops you are! Keep your hand warmers handy. Enjoy the snow and cold, it was 40+ mid mountain at Mission and no snow in sight. Happy New Year!

1/2/14 11:21am

ski2fly

I was thinking maybe Ballard and wondering how you might have pulled that off! Since you are sooo close, think about a side trip to Mount Bohemia, UP Michigan. I guess they have the most cumulative snowfall this season according to unofficial networks. Lake effect snow. Looks like an interesting little area.

1/2/14 10:48am

wolfs

THOSE Vikings have gone soft, pursuing a stadium with a roof. Hardly worthy of "We come from the land of ice and snow" and not in keeping with their NFC-North rivals GB and CHI , who embrace the weather. On the other hand that team does deserve a real football stadium after Metro stadium and the Metrodome. The Metrodome being the only indoor stadium where an NFL game was ever relocated (and also an MLB game postponed) because of snow. They (and fans) may well get their share of Norse-l...

1/2/14 8:32am

telemack

December 28, 2013, North Cascades Environment

Looks like a wind-loaded rollover below those 2 trees---better dig a pit and ski it one at a time ;)

1/2/14 6:19am

bs.

thanks for writing that up, leyland! despite all the hiking and shwacking, it was still a great day. "a bad day in a slide alder thicket is still better than a good day at work". and yeah, there was some devil's club in there, too. fortunately, i managed to avoid that thorny brand of "face shots"!

one of my favorite photos of the day:

1/2/14 4:50am

cjm720

Dec 29, 2013, Silver Peak

author=Charlie Hagedorn link=topic=30146.msg126383#msg126383 date=1388681109]
Also called the Zipper.

I always called it "Butt Crack Couloir"

A friend did it within the last couple years and said it was dreamy.

1/2/14 4:47am

samthaman

Dec 29, 2013, Silver Peak

I was expecting a TR from Ballard

1/2/14 4:28am

Libteched

author=Jonn-E link=topic=30146.msg126241#msg126241 date=1388381473]
Also I should add that I spied a nice looking couloir on an unnamed mountain across from Twin Lakes. It's pretty obvious. Has anyone done this line before? Is it as fun as it looks?

Super fun line that I have always know as "The Zipper"

https://vimeo.com/75367166 - Seen at 0:47 and 3:16

Also TNT over at The Snow Troopers made a...

1/2/14 4:27am

RonL

December 28, 2013, North Cascades Environment

The alderman would make a good username ... Or lame superhero

1/2/14 3:55am

mikerolfs

Dec 28, 2013, Silver Peak Ridgeline

author=telemack link=topic=30170.msg126368#msg126368 date=1388646272]
Mike, do you have a TAY streak at risk here? ???

38 months right now, and I did it on the 31st, so January is NOT in the bag.

author=Marcus link=topic=30170.msg126379#msg126379 date=1388679921]
Arg! So sorry to hear about the break Mike - I've been skiing vicariously through you ;) Heal up fast.

1/2/14 3:02am

IanB

author=John Morrow link=topic=30152.msg126387#msg126387 date=1388683273]
Yep, with good tree skiing in right conditions on high avy hazard days. Access to the summit has steepness unless you traverse all the way to the south ridge:

http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=23906.0

Awesome, thanks!

1/2/14 2:34am

John Morrow

Dec 28, 2013, Silver Peak Ridgeline

author=IanB link=topic=30152.msg126386#msg126386 date=1388682721]
As we were skiing down we saw some people climbing up the SE face of Silver. Does anyone know how you get there? Is that accessible via the PCT from Windy Pass?

Yep, with good tree skiing in right conditions on high avy hazard days. Access to the summit has steepness unless you traverse all the way to the south ridge:

http://www.turns-all-yea...

1/2/14 1:32am

IanB

Dec 28, 2013, Silver Peak Ridgeline

As we were skiing down we saw some people climbing up the SE face of Silver. Does anyone know how you get there? Is that accessible via the PCT from Windy Pass?

1/2/14 1:21am

trees4me

December 28, 2013, Nachaktsen Peak

Very cool. That couloir looks like a nice mix of mountaineering. Keep exploring!

1/2/14 1:12am

Charlie Hagedorn

Dec 29, 2013, Silver Peak

author=trees4me link=topic=30146.msg126252#msg126252 date=1388427649]Google "Twin Lakes Couloir" and that should lead you to it. It's a pretty sweet line.

Also called the Zipper.

1/2/14 12:47am

Charlie Hagedorn