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author=Rusty Knees link=topic=29190.msg122902#msg122902 date=1380321507]
Back at the parking lot and apres beers by 2:15, and home to a happy wife by 5:30 ish. Short day, good day. Thank you.

Great to hear it! Wish I could have gone with you guys. Still aching over missing it.

9/28/13 1:58pm

Rusty Knees

DCM and I left the parking lot about 10:30 Thursday, hit Pebble Creek at 11:30, and then had silky smooth snow from Pebble Creek on up, yesterday. Very nice! Saw a few familiar faces - Oyvind, Crustos and Cam (not THE Kam ;>)

We had views of the mountain on the drive up, then walked up in the cloud, which started thinning at about the 8000'. At turn around time, it lifted way up for good views and visibility on the ski down. The turns were fabulous, but...

9/27/13 8:14am

Shred

Nice vid of Snoholic! Can't wait to see the full production!
Best Sept. turns for my book... hope it stays good for the weekenders.

9/27/13 7:38am

Oyvind_Henningsen

love it Kyle !!

9/27/13 4:51am

The Snow Troopers

Here's one of Zack, 24 hours later... Somewhat same zone.

link to bring the pic above to life - http://thesnowtroopers.com/2013/mt-rainier-wa-fresh-snow-clip-from-today/

9/27/13 4:45am

MtnPavlas

must be one of the "best news" TR's in months now ;-)
Thanks for sharing...

9/27/13 1:08am

telemack

Great news. Me want fresh

9/25/13 2:14pm

Rusty Knees

June 8, 2013, Shasta: Sting of the Tarantula Hawk

Wow! Ten tayers toting (s)ticks. Beginning to sound alot like Christmas! I hope you saved some fresh tracks for us Sun worshippers...

9/25/13 12:51pm

MtnPavlas

Thank you for another informative TR, Amar. Wow, I learned a ton.

9/25/13 12:05pm

davidG

September 18,19, 2013, Old Snowy

really appreciate those pics of a bone dry McCall Basin. keep thinking that this is prime habitat for a cabin or two ~ could make a mid-winter high traverse a thing of beauty.. 8)

9/24/13 2:35pm

Marcus

September 21, 2013, Pinnacle Glacier...once more

Nice! Great mushroom pictures. For what it's worth, you can link directly to your pics on Picasa with the "IMG" tag:

9/23/13 10:16am

September 22, 2013, Bagley Lake Circumnavigation

I also snagged a pic of the ski lines on the lowest snowfield.

9/23/13 9:14am

knitvt

That was quite an entertaining description! Definitely better than doing chores. Nice work.

9/23/13 5:28am

September 18,19, 2013, Old Snowy

Thanks for the idea Wolfs, was nice to get something new in.

author=WhiteyWhite link=topic=29125.msg122772#msg122772 date=1379785182]
Skied the area on the 19th, and there is less snow than in these pics. Probably from all of the rain. But still super fun and much more of a remote feel than the Muir Highway!

I found some of your boot prints in the dirt between scree piles on Friday, kept wondering where the other skiers...

9/23/13 2:23am

danpeck

You guys rock! I was up at clear lake visiting family from Yakima... hoping to drive up that road but was bummed to find it closed. I was hoping to scope it out for future adventures so thanks for the beta... it definitely looks like a great spot!

9/23/13 1:50am

mikerolfs

September 22, 2013, Bagley Lake Circumnavigation

Jtack and I discussed "what counts as skiing" on our last trip. I think it requires skis and snow. 50 vertical feet in a blizzard? Awesome. I enjoyed the report!

9/22/13 12:19pm

lapaz25

September 22, 2013, Bagley Lake Circumnavigation

Indeed great it was! Thank you Greg for 147 months. and people think we are crazy....days like this sure show them we are not! Gotta love this sport!

9/22/13 11:52am

mikerolfs

September 18,19, 2013, Old Snowy

author=jtack link=topic=29171.msg122793#msg122793 date=1379895967">
...but I was sure ready to get that bike seat out of the crack of my ass.

baHAHAHA!! ;D

The Goat Rocks Bike and Ski! An awesome trip. If you discount the bike, it was 16 miles for 1600 feet. 100 feet of skiing per mile walked. The exit was very very satisfying... coasting down the well graded road.. no effort, fast gravel.

9/22/13 11:46am

The Snow Troopers

June 8, 2013, Shasta: Sting of the Tarantula Hawk

Quite the contrast from last year's Aug and Sept turns out there. It was nice meeting the two of you on our way out from skiing Hadley the 31st. I was surprised the main chute was wiped out, forcing a down climb to link up the ski. I jumped on TAY because I was wondering where to find fun Sept. Turns, or maybe just retire at 119 months. Either way, I won't be up at Hadley Peak anytime soon. ;D

here is a link to a vid of our day on Hadley http://thesnowtroopers.com/2013/mt-ba...

9/22/13 10:27am

daveb

I always thought you looked like a tarantula, esp with the sun hat & whippets. The tarantula hawk was probably just a little hung over, having double vision, doubled your two legs & two whippets, shrunk your size, and whala! tarantula! MUST STING!! So a question still remains...do you feel like you're being consumed by a larva from the inside? Maybe it's taking longer since you're actually much larger than a tarantula? I want to be far a...

9/22/13 6:51am

all mtn

June 8, 2013, Shasta: Sting of the Tarantula Hawk

Is surfing on the itinerary - &, ride the gum trees

9/22/13 5:17am

Amar Andalkar

At long last it was time to ski, a bit after 1pm now. The snow conditions were fairly good, mostly corn, but obviously oversoftened in places given the high temperatures and late hour. The uppermost couple feet of snow had fallen about 10 days earlier, and although fairly well consolidated during the sunny weather since the last storms, it was still not fully consolidated into summerlike condition. The steep slope directly below the summit was sluffing a bit as we skied, making things slightly w...

9/21/13 1:07pm

WhiteyWhite

September 19, 2013, Paradise

Skied the area on the 19th, and there is less snow than in these pics. Probably from all of the rain. But still super fun and much more of a remote feel than the Muir Highway!

9/21/13 5:35am

WhiteyWhite

I totally should have gone there. I ended up on Van Trump GL that day and I didn't see any new snow! And walked alot...

9/21/13 2:39am

cornRIDE

September 19, 2013, Paradise

didn't ski half bad for us that day either! :)

9/21/13 2:11am

mikerolfs

September 19, 2013, Paradise

Nice! Jtack and I were watching you from the Goat Rocks. Great sky that day. Those whispy clouds made for good pictures. Enjoyed the pole ski shots in the video.

9/21/13 1:45am

rlsg

I'm guessing electrical work is the furthest thing from your mind. Keep the pics/reports coming as we are slaving away....

9/20/13 11:46pm

cornRIDE

makes the 1" on the Muir snowfield I rode yesterday not as exciting. :) having fun?!!

9/20/13 8:29am

elliotts

Nice work doooder! Keep up the nice work and post some pics of Tex, too!

9/20/13 12:45am

~Link~

Right on, Kyle! Live it up!

9/18/13 3:54am

knitvt

author=wolfs link=topic=29139.msg122677#msg122677 date=1379023119]
...Not to mention all the "Cascades approach racing stripes" you get from scraping encroaching alder (still like that?)

They actually weren't too bad - or at least, the rocks on the road kept our attention enough that I didn't notice!

author=rlsg link=topic=29139.msg122678#msg122678 date=1379023787...

9/15/13 12:55pm

rlsg

THANKS FOR THE BUG REPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/12/13 10:08am

wolfs

Now that is turns earned hard!

HATE that Cougar Divide road. I still blame that road for frying the manifold and headers of my Subaru Forester about 5 years back, relentless first gear climbing without getting enough speed to blow air through the radiator and engine. Not to mention all the "Cascades approach racing stripes" you get from scraping encroaching alder (still like that?)

Bugs also not remembered fondly ...

From my familiarity with the amount...

9/12/13 7:09am

mikerolfs

Wonderful effort and report! Bravo!

9/12/13 6:58am

lrudholm

I did a couple of day trips out there last October, fantastic area.

9/11/13 9:59pm

oappleq

Those six turns on the second run were totally worth the suffering! Thanks for a great trip and time.

9/11/13 4:06pm

telemack

Sept 7, 2013, Muir snowfield

Hard-working trip; excellent report. Hadley Glacier looks more bony but with more extensive coverage than last year.

9/11/13 1:34pm

Bel

Thank you :) I couldn't get pictures to load, so Brian T did it for me in his post

9/11/13 1:07pm

PS44

Sept 7, 2013, Muir snowfield

Hi Bel,
Welcome to TAY and thank you for your conditions update. Might have to head up there myself to get September turns.

9/11/13 3:30am

Schwerkraft

September 07, 2013, Mt Rainier, Paradise Glacier

Nice, wasn't thinking about that. Somebody has some language skills here. The cracked sign had me laughing when I came across it.

9/11/13 3:24am

JibberD

September 07, 2013, Mt Rainier, Paradise Glacier

I like the fact that the last two photos bear witness to your TAY handle-- Schwerkraft=gravity, auf Deutsch ;)

9/10/13 3:51pm

danpeck

Love the write up. This is an area I'll have to scope out. I'm not much motivated to go to Rainier due to crowds and this seems like a lesser known location. (Perhaps?)

9/9/13 11:45am

WhiteyWhite

August 31, 2013, Paradise Glacier cracked corn

SWEET! My new inspiration for later this month. Thanks and well done. And even more well written!

9/7/13 2:08pm

all mtn

perfect rpt., crack(ed)

9/7/13 1:51am

Gary_H

September 1, 2013, Obstruction Point

Congrats Mack!

We were hoping to run into you and Lisa on our way back in from Obstruction point on Sunday afternoon, sorry we missed you.

Glad the beta was helpful :)

Your pals in PA

9/6/13 10:59am

r1de

Awesome report and awesome pics - thanks for the creativity and taking the time to share it.

Nice work on September!

9/5/13 5:42am

mikerolfs