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Avalanche concern from sun warming? I'm sure there were a lot of slides from the recent warming and rain event but I doubt that would be a concern now.
how far after the gate did you hit snow?
Thanks for the thought-provoking comments all. Being new to the Baker area, it is good to learn about people's opinions. In retrospect, I would have chosen an alternate route and avoided the crowds and objective hazards caused by them. It is a great area, and I will certainly be deviating from the Hoi polloi much more as I learn a bit more of the topography.
author=T. Eastman link=topic=29641.msg124542#msg124542 date=1384919485]
Last season when I saw over 100 people in the Bagley Basin all doing their own adventuring,
Only a 100 hundred people? Must have been a quiet day. Swear I saw that many on the BackSide of Herman alone one weekend.
Fantastic! Let me know the next time you head to Rainier. I'd love to hook up for a tour and see the board in action. Might bring me right back 1995!
author=blackdog102395 link=topic=29676.msg124589#msg124589 date=1385011093]
If so, it does my heart good to know they've been reborn.
Hi Jake, your heart should feel good. We learned on one of the boards (you can read that as 'we ruined one with a sloppy cut down the middle') but slowed down and succeeded on the other one. With all the brackets and hardwire, it's a little on the heavy side, but it all works.&...
You can go on Sundays and not worry about logging vehicles. Single busiest day though...
Just found it....thanks. Not too far from where I live.
It's roughly between Sicamous and Revelstoke.
Skier in the hood: PM incoming
Skier in the hood: PM incoming
Where is this place? What gorge? I'm assuming you're in Canada, due to the use of metric measurements.
author=wbk link=topic=29654.msg124587#msg124587 date=1385009291]
nice job Animal. I was out there with my wife, Lindsey (I'm Ben) and we chatted at the bottom of the run just above Lake Ann. How was the night out? We were glad to hear you had a book -- plenty of hours in a tent!!
Cheers!
Actually I fell asleep and did not even read the book. The 15 hours in the tent was, what shall I call it - Cl...
BS throwin down the sick reports as always
Good to meet you too Jeff.
The season is upon us...
Good to meet you too Jeff.
The season is upon us...
Don-did you wind up using one of those boards I upcycled to you a while back? If so, it does my heart good to know they've been reborn.
nice job Animal. I was out there with my wife, Lindsey (I'm Ben) and we chatted at the bottom of the run just above Lake Ann. How was the night out? We were glad to hear you had a book -- plenty of hours in a tent!!
Cheers!
Cheers!
I didn't realize it was such a close call - glad you are OK!
author=flowing alpy link=topic=29641.msg124570#msg124570 date=1384980370]
hopefully get more people from the snoqualmie forest to tailgate near the shuksan compound.
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I'll print out copies of Rainier's book starting on page 153 with careful directions to head west on 542 as quick as possible. :D
author=flowing alpy link=topic=29641.msg124570#msg124570 date=1384980370]
hopefully get more people from the snoqualmie forest to tailgate near the shuksan compound.
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hopefully get more people from the snoqualmie forest to tailgate near the shuksan compound.
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Dr. Nikolai is not his real name, but it is how his name is saved in my phone. Also, His blonde Mohawk would not be welcome in any highly academic setting, so it's fair to say this is a different guy.
Guidebooks for touring cannot be compared to guidebooks for climbing. I would support a very brief and public explanation for the local style and etiquette that is expected by locals in the Bagley bowl area that includes the safe routes to Artist Point, Herman Saddle, the false summit of Herman and even the top of Table and of course the exit from the bowl. I would not support anything that shows ski lines.
The big difference between climbing and skiing is that more traff...
The big difference between climbing and skiing is that more traff...
I don't know how you poor bastards put up with this mob crap...God bless ye.
That's how you do it, right there.. 8)
It is my understanding if blocks are prrsent in the slab it is a hard slab. FWIW
This thread reminds me of the situation out on the Arm. I like skinning up the Arm. It only takes about 45 min from the base of chair 8, arguably quicker and more pleasant than riding the chair and dealing with the ridge line. I was chatting with one of the patrols about this once and he said simply,
"bad idea, no up in a down zone".
The issue with table is it is a very high traffic area with a lot of angle, aka a down zone. In unstable conditions, the tra...
"bad idea, no up in a down zone".
The issue with table is it is a very high traffic area with a lot of angle, aka a down zone. In unstable conditions, the tra...
[quoteBy all means try and educate......... but F**king guidebooks for everything....... The end of skiing culture as we know it is being destroyed by all this self glorification-look at me Trip Report bullshit, Go-pro video and Guidebook crap.
The end is neigh!!!!!!!!
REPENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Here, Here!!! The haggis eater has nailed it!!! Pour a wee dram and toast!!!
The end is neigh!!!!!!!!
REPENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Here, Here!!! The haggis eater has nailed it!!! Pour a wee dram and toast!!!
Nice report!
Such a good weekend to kick off POW SEASON.
Such a good weekend to kick off POW SEASON.
author=Charlie Hagedorn link=topic=29641.msg124535#msg124535 date=1384914029">
True; people usually buy guidebooks to learn about good places to go in a new environment. Nonetheless, their behavior is influenced by guidebooks. One little dotted line denoted "traditional avalanche-safe approach" will find many followers.
In the particular case of that side of Table Mountain, it's hard to imagine anyone's secrets being bared by an...
Last season when I saw over 100 people in the Bagley Basin all doing their own adventuring, I decided that skiing at Cypress in Vancouver, the most used XC area in Canada, offered more solitude...
... and a higher margin of safety. I love touring and have been at it for some time but the shitshow I sawin the Baker backcountry that day was unreal.
I'm glad I enjoy XC skiing on weekends...
... and a higher margin of safety. I love touring and have been at it for some time but the shitshow I sawin the Baker backcountry that day was unreal.
I'm glad I enjoy XC skiing on weekends...
author=d542east link=topic=29641.msg124523#msg124523 date=1384897433]
I've thought about this subject a bit and have considered what an (online?) bc ski guide to the area accessed by hwy 542 would do
And, so it came to pass that I was inspired to make my yearly post on TAY.
This... is a bad idea. I must admit that if such a thing were to exist, I would likely frequent the site as I do this one.
There absolutel...
wow, looks like stevens was the place to be. way to slay it you guys!
True; people usually buy guidebooks to learn about good places to go in a new environment. Nonetheless, their behavior is influenced by guidebooks. One little dotted line denoted "traditional avalanche-safe approach" will find many followers.
In the particular case of that side of Table Mountain, it's hard to imagine anyone's secrets being bared by an alpental.com-like photo or two.
In the particular case of that side of Table Mountain, it's hard to imagine anyone's secrets being bared by an alpental.com-like photo or two.
People don't buy guidebooks to learn etiquette...
Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I had forgotten the feeling of community that is present among backcountry skiers. Yes Silas, Dad did teach skiing at Stevens until he was 92. I’m not sure how safe it is, but he is still racing the family sailboat, now at age 97. That longevity probably does not apply to me however; Jane is the one who takes after Dad.
I've thought about this subject a bit and have considered what an (online?) bc ski guide to the area accessed by hwy 542 would do to increase awareness of good local skiing etiquette. It seems there aren't really that many secrets anymore in the area, and it will always be pretty easy to get away from the crowds by just going a little further away from bagley/swift/herman. It might make the area slightly more crowded, but I doubt it, and it could be an amazing online resource for recor...
Good write up Lar and your camera is so much better than mine! I just felt like a kid in a candy store! Nothing like witnessing the big storms in the fall. So many fond memories of this test time and lots of tales of how we learned what to do. I love our 2 hour happy hour time outside our tents, like old timers around the stove, reminiscing about the mistakes we've made and what we've learned. My gear is all packed again and just need to tune and wax my skis, test the glue on my skins...
Thanks for the report and pictures, Andy. Glad you are OK.
author=Rusty Knees link=topic=29676.msg124485#msg124485 date=1384844545]
... Turns out, about 9:30, which wasn't too bad, I thought, although there was not a speck of snow on the road all the way to Paradise. Why not open at 9?
Question - why can they not make a prediction at 6 AM? The plow drivers must be out working and be able to report to some body who could access their keyboard and post a 20 word twitter update. Wo...
Wow! Skyline lake looks like those crazy line ups on Black Friday!
It was nice to meet Y-all, and put faces to names.
I ended up moving my rig up to the RV lot, to Roll the High Life.
It was nice to meet Y-all, and put faces to names.
I ended up moving my rig up to the RV lot, to Roll the High Life.
Thanks for the excellent report. Reminds me of my first outings. -Getting so wrecked, and as soon as I got back to the car, I couldn't wait to do it again (actually, that hasn't changed at all). So true. Funny how the bug bites some of us, and not others.
Sorry I missed this party, Don, and hope we'll catch up on some other adventure soon. Mainly I wish I had a chance to check out the homemade splitboard.
Glad it all worked out... been thinking of you, guys, all day at work ;-)
Glad it all worked out... been thinking of you, guys, all day at work ;-)
author=Larry_R link=topic=29661.msg124427#msg124427 date=1384802062]
Over the past three or four seasons my strength had gradually been declining. I had attributed it to the inevitable effects of aging.... One does not realize the true range of human performance until this happens to you personally.
So true Larry. I am thankful for every day of FUN I get, and hope they keep on coming. Skiing is the only thing I can do better...
I agree, Larry and Jane, good to hear from you folks again. I still think of one of your tips everytime I get out of my car in the snow and rain - a plastic tent stretched from the roof to the car door, to protect us while we change, boot up, gear up, etc.
Stents! Should be a part of every back country emergency kit. ;)
Stents! Should be a part of every back country emergency kit. ;)
nice photos. I saw UT had an avalanche cycle this past wkend
Larry - it is great to get another trip report from Sasse!
Is that Dr Nicolai; department of Irish/ Bulgarian literature, or another Dr Nico?
I learned on my freedoms, whenever I'm in powder, pull it in and out of tour mode fast and hard a bunch of times to get out all snow. Mine released from ski mode into tour mode once on my first tour, but never since as I ensure the bindings are free of snow.
I'm really hoping they design something more streamlined and with less parts. They are a very solid binding though.
I'm really hoping they design something more streamlined and with less parts. They are a very solid binding though.
Well it was my first day on the Freedoms. To start with the "leverage" bar up front under the black clamping mechanism popped out from its placement, then one of the blue caps popped off. I was able to fix both, and these failures did not occur again through the weekend. I am a little worried that I had two gear failures in the first 1/2 hour of use because I one who is traditionally hard on gear. The bindings once working felt very rigid and skied good. T...
I and a buddy were also part of the MANY people heading up Chief and DD on Saturday morning. Given the number of cars in the parking lot at 9am one would have thought it was a mid season powder day. :)
We stayed on the front side and skied Double Diamond and found some great snow (with lots of scrub/trees on the upper part). Here is some video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYsqdW5-9eM
We stayed on the front side and skied Double Diamond and found some great snow (with lots of scrub/trees on the upper part). Here is some video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYsqdW5-9eM
Getting Sasse reports again is more than enough to keep me happy, Larry - glad you're still on the upswing! Nice pictures too.