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Great TR, Bryan, and good to be riding with you, guys. Just thought a panorama of the Paradise Gl. bottom may be of help to someone planning a trip up there.
Also, on the approach I'd recommend to stay in the valley and follow the glacier creek rather than scramble up the looker's left slope (which is the Paradise morraine).
All in all, s...
Also, on the approach I'd recommend to stay in the valley and follow the glacier creek rather than scramble up the looker's left slope (which is the Paradise morraine).
All in all, s...
Well done and keep it up.
What would we do without support teams. I didn't see any foxes on my last trip, but came home to a real babe.
Cheers.
What would we do without support teams. I didn't see any foxes on my last trip, but came home to a real babe.
Cheers.
Hey Mack, congrats on your 6 years. We'll need a suitable destination for ocTAYberfest and my 6.
In all honesty my focus is on the South Island for the next 3 months.
There has been a 2 month drought, that is until I arrived ;)
There has been a 2 month drought, that is until I arrived ;)
Long live the King!
Silas has been an excellent courtier, as well as a mentor to all of the minor nobles.... ;D
Silas has been an excellent courtier, as well as a mentor to all of the minor nobles.... ;D
Thanks, Mike. I coulda gotten 2 more turns if I hadn't had to slideslip the micro-headwall ;)
BTW my wife bicycled DOWN the HR Road after strolling the meadows as my support team.
It was a fabulous way to end the summer before we resume teaching school.
BTW my wife bicycled DOWN the HR Road after strolling the meadows as my support team.
It was a fabulous way to end the summer before we resume teaching school.
6 years! Congrats!
"micro-turns" - useful term.
"micro-turns" - useful term.
Great to see your TR and photos. Jill and I remember touring and also riding on the South island. We also toured on North Island. I also took a plane for some touring on Mount Cook. Great terrain.
Did you tour on the North Island ?
Did you tour on the North Island ?
It was really hot in Seattle today, but these pictures are very refreshing. Please keep posting!
1400' that's a fully respectable ski! Especially like the final narrow tongue of snow. Way to go Jamie!
nice lookin' snow. rockfall, always sketchy. rock photo looks like Death Valley- at a place called the 'Racetrack'. Motorized paragliders, wow
Good effort. I saw Bachelor a couple times in last few weeks. Thought of bringing gear couple times. Just didn't fit between the job, the fish, the job, the canoes, the single axle trailer hub failure, the lake...
Thanks for the report.
Thanks for the report.
Notice that DOD said nothing about missing the OZ/NZ snow quality. ??? ::)
great trip report!!
I sure do miss the snow gums and the old meat pie!
P.S "Gothika" is spelt Guthega
I sure do miss the snow gums and the old meat pie!
P.S "Gothika" is spelt Guthega
Nice report and pictures! I've always thought about heading in that way late in the year....still looks pretty good! Welcome to the addiction!
Nice report. I made some turns with you on Marys this past season and also have the BC's. You were getting after it that day and looks like you have not stopped. Looking forward to seeing you back on Marys this winter.
Nice Kyle. Thanks for the update. The third to the last pic is a printer; love the light and shadows!
Love it. Keep living the dream and maybe it will inspire more of us to do the same! Safe travels
Nice KLW! That was a very fun trip report to read. Thanks! Reminds me of my first August awhile back. You're not the only one whose friends eyes' glaze over when we start droning on about summer skiing. Great pictures, too. Thanks for the inspiration.
Welcome to the dark side, things will only get worse from this stage!
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She's an awesome woman. An addict couldn't find a better enabler,
:) I have one of those too.
Loved both the PHR* and the TR.
*PHR = personal history report
Thanks for sharing! Most entertaining! Good pics & great writing are always welcome here in the dog days...
Sweet report, thanks for sharing. I haven't been skiing very much lately (I'm one of those mountain biker/rock climbers), but this is what the spirit is all about!
I was also on the Muir Snowfield last Saturday. I got a leisurely start from Seattle leaving town about 9 after seeing promising views from the parks web-cams. The skinning was pleasant from the start of continuous snow just above Pebble Creek up to about 9400 feet where the sun cups became increasingly firm. The addition of ski crampons allowed me to more easily skin the last few hundred feet up to Camp Muir.
The skiing down was pretty typical for late August - small and dirty sun cu...
The skiing down was pretty typical for late August - small and dirty sun cu...
Good detective work, guys.
Amar, I'm pretty sure the engine/prop assembly in your pics is not the powerplant of a K-35 Bonanza. If memory serves, that airplane is equipped with a variable speed prop (blade angle variable) and a Continental six cylinder opposed engine. the one in pics is a four cylinder opposed engine with a fixed prop.
So it seems that your theory of Daniel claiming more than one aircraft is quite likely.
Amar, I'm pretty sure the engine/prop assembly in your pics is not the powerplant of a K-35 Bonanza. If memory serves, that airplane is equipped with a variable speed prop (blade angle variable) and a Continental six cylinder opposed engine. the one in pics is a four cylinder opposed engine with a fixed prop.
So it seems that your theory of Daniel claiming more than one aircraft is quite likely.
Thanks, guys, for posting. I'm hoping to bag my August turns in the Paradise area because it looks like I'll be alone so need to pick something relatively safe.
Did you, guys, consider traversing to and skiing down the Paradise glacier? Or is it not looking good/safe any more? Saw a TR from couple weeks ago and was hoping it'd still hold OK.
Thanks for any beta. Also, if anyone's up for something this upcoming Saturday, please shoot me a PM.
Did you, guys, consider traversing to and skiing down the Paradise glacier? Or is it not looking good/safe any more? Saw a TR from couple weeks ago and was hoping it'd still hold OK.
Thanks for any beta. Also, if anyone's up for something this upcoming Saturday, please shoot me a PM.
Thanks Mike for the interesting TR (as usual). For some reason, I was under the impression that the airplane wreckage below the east peak of Mount Daniel was well-known to those who frequent the area (which would not include me -- it's an awesome area, but not on my usual rounds). The one time that I day-hiked up the 3 summits of Daniel in late Sept 2009, I ascended almost the same route as you did to the right of Hyas Creek Glacier and found this engine-propellor combo sitting near 7600 ft...
It was an interesting day. I don't think I saw you, but I saw your tracks and skiid there as well. Above 9000' it was dreadful. I put my skis on my back again and carried them. (Why?) Should have left them because the Muir snowfield was awful as it always is this time of year. It snowed or sleeted a little bit. Headed down about 2:00.
Coming down the foot trail with a double wide load is always a joy with the peak summer crowds.
Good job on month 18!
Coming down the foot trail with a double wide load is always a joy with the peak summer crowds.
Good job on month 18!
Boyd you nudged my interest enough to start looking for an answer.
I found this:
http://bruce.frankweb.net/trips_2002/Daniel/plane_wreckage_research.htm
Most of the links in the page above are broken/dead, but the author believe the crash was as follows:
On the Beechcraft web page there is a link to the NTSB page which in turn has a link to the Aviation Accident Database (http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/query.asp). Tom checked his slides and found that he had t...
I found this:
http://bruce.frankweb.net/trips_2002/Daniel/plane_wreckage_research.htm
Most of the links in the page above are broken/dead, but the author believe the crash was as follows:
On the Beechcraft web page there is a link to the NTSB page which in turn has a link to the Aviation Accident Database (http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/query.asp). Tom checked his slides and found that he had t...
Just below the gully and above the Hyas Gl. I found this: [photo] Part of an airplane maybe? It was aluminum with cloth attached.
Yes, I believe those are parts of a plane. Years ago I encountered plane wreckage debris near the base of the Hyas Glacier. The parts/pieces suggested it was a small plane of some sort. I've always wondered what the story was.
Nice going Mike, the skiing on Daniel looks great, not so much on Hyas. Glad you got out, I am still trying to get away and get this months ski.
PERFECT--I.E. THE MOSQUITO PICTURE.........THANKS FOR POSTING!!!!!!
- someone should set up a cam, to catch thieves in the mtns. - cool turns
I like it when the wind is moderate, keeps you cooler (onshore flow). The snow chute (right, first pic looks decent)
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I didn't see any skeets laying around in your pictures, Mike...
HA! that was a one time event, not completely appreciated by everyone.
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Wow - what a difference a year makes in the snow pack - last year at this time, I (and you guys) eas...
I didn't see any skeets laying around in your pictures, Mike...but I'm sure you wouldn't have made the trip without your shotgun.
Wow - what a difference a year makes in the snow pack - last year at this time, I (and you guys) easily skied continuous snow from East peak all the way to below Peggy's.
Wow - what a difference a year makes in the snow pack - last year at this time, I (and you guys) easily skied continuous snow from East peak all the way to below Peggy's.
Went up Muir Snowfield. Didn't bother pulling the skins out as the bootback was easier- traversed under Anvil was final destination point.
Great video, thanks for posting! Did you skin up the Paradise, or cross over from the Muir side?
Congratulations to Michael on his first trip to Muir.
It's been 35 years this month since my first adventure up to Muir snowfield.
We did not know what the heck we were doing, just high schoolers with recent drivers licenses in search of snow to ski in August.
Even then, what we call tourists now would say, "Where you going to ski around here?"
We did not know either...Non-end of story!
It's been 35 years this month since my first adventure up to Muir snowfield.
We did not know what the heck we were doing, just high schoolers with recent drivers licenses in search of snow to ski in August.
Even then, what we call tourists now would say, "Where you going to ski around here?"
We did not know either...Non-end of story!
I agree, very few skiers out today. Saw a few on Muir Snowfield. Went down Paradise Glacier around 1pm and had the place to ourselves. Still plenty of continuous turns, but some cracks have opened up that were not there last weekend. Stayed far left after big crevasse around 8,000. Still good with only a few short carries to the "oven". Not bad for August. Let it snow soon.
Please excuse the poor audio/video as it is first attempt at go pro to youtube. Learning...
Please excuse the poor audio/video as it is first attempt at go pro to youtube. Learning...
No problem! Seems like the TAY TR rate has dropped a lot this summer. Is everyone forgoing skis for other pursuits?
Thanks for the report, Charlie! I'm starved for ski action and this report is just what the doctor ordered.