TR Replies

July 28-29, 2013, Glacier Peak via NF Sauk TH

Lowell, thanks for the report, another storied spot I need to ski. I think your boot carry is a little better than binding mounted. Me, I would rather eat dirt than fight my skies through brush, and almost always carry them on my shoulder unless I'm on steep terrain. That also makes room on the outside, back of my pack to put my boots, making them less susceptible to brush snagging as well. There are a few down sides, one of which is cracking your skiing partner in t...

7/1/13 6:41am

telemack

Congratulations; two days for Glacier is a pretty good pace. Those switchbacks are a HUMP in the heat.

7/1/13 6:32am

telemack

ONP June 29, Victor Pass

Thanks for the post, Doug. I am on the DL list for a while (strained ligament in ankle) and this might now be on my list for July streak-maintenance.

7/1/13 6:26am

rlsg

oops sorry...meant for that Dege Avajane report

7/1/13 6:19am

rlsg

The run out is everything if you aren't sure about not sliding all the way to the bottom--serious consequneces.... Do you really think you could self arrest with axe of whippet...false sense of security? Hummmm

7/1/13 6:09am

rlsg

Thanks for the cool report and pics...

How were the mosquitoes (I hate 'em...)

7/1/13 6:07am

danpeck

ONP June 29, Victor Pass

Wow... I saw the same Family last weekend.

Was the line still open Gary and Jeff skied followed by you... the narrow line on the East side of the bowl?

I'm thinking of heading up tomorrow morning early.

7/1/13 6:02am

danpeck

Nice carry system. I'm going to try it.

Thanks for the Beta. I'm debating where to go tomorrow and this could be a good option.

7/1/13 6:00am

Pete A

good to see you too Kyle. nice of you to be the waterboy for your crew up there.

7/1/13 5:55am

Kyle Miller

It was awesome seeing you guys up there.

Must admit I had a blast hanging out on the warm rocks and being the unofficial waterboy of camp Sherman.

7/1/13 4:22am

Zap

Great to see you and Ross saw the tumble rather then experiencing. ;)

7/1/13 3:57am

Lowell_Skoog

author=Pete A link=topic=28927.msg121705#msg121705 date=1372681863]....the first skier of the day coming down around 13,000-13,500ft was skiing surprisingly fast given the conditions...

But that's how they do it in the movies!

:(

Sorry. Hot button.

Great report Pete.

7/1/13 12:24am

r1de

Great pics, great TR. Sounds like an awesome trip, glad it went well!

7/1/13 12:04am

Marcus

June 30, 2013, Interglacier ridin' fine

Yikes - glad the skier was okay. Nice work on getting the monkey off your back for a little while!

6/30/13 11:51pm

Gary_H

ONP June 29, Victor Pass

author=runcle link=topic=28920.msg121675#msg121675 date=1372552930]

Nice to run into you again Gary, Jeff and Jan! It was another great day to be in the Olympics!

We enjoyed seeing you as well. Although our day didn't include skis, it was definitely a fun day in the mountains. Here's another shot of mom and her kids enjoying the great views.

We'll definitely be back up that way before things...

6/30/13 11:46pm

Stuart Ryan

The Emmons is still in pretty good shape for skiing. A couple cautious snow bridge crossings but otherwise OK. Unfortunately on saturday morning a cloud settled on the mountain and left us just shy of the summit and unable to see much of anything until about 12,500 feet where we finally got to ski. Saw quite a few people coming in on skis and splits saturday around midday though, I hope they had some more success with the weather today.

6/30/13 1:34pm

SlowWalker

June 28 - Sunrise opening (Huckleberry chutes)

Hey! Nice meeting you too. That's you crossing the deep sun cups.

6/30/13 12:12pm

chieftaffy

June 28 - Sunrise opening (Huckleberry chutes)

Nice meeting / skiing with you

6/30/13 10:09am

samski360

June 29, 2013, Mt. Washington, NW Bowl

Pretty bad. Not the worst I've seen, but they provided plenty of motivation to keep moving. The only time they left us alone was when we were on the snow.

6/30/13 5:56am

rlsg

June 29, 2013, Mt. Washington, NW Bowl

Nice trip report!

How were the mosquitoes

6/30/13 5:46am

Charlie Hagedorn

June 28, 2013, Sunrise

Yee ha! Glad to see that the rhythm of life has returned! :). Smooth sailing!

6/30/13 5:43am

jtack

June 28, 2013, Sunrise

Crabbing clamming and fishing!

6/30/13 4:10am

chieftaffy

June 29, Old Chute - Mount Hood

Illumination rock as requested - 730 pm this evening

6/30/13 2:19am

BrianT

June 28, 2013, Burroughs

Crew before we headed up

Ant trail up the 2nd Burrough

Rainier Trying to make her presence through the clouds

Me droppi...

6/29/13 4:00pm

Dr. Telemark

South Sister, June 27

Going there next weekend, hope the snow holds.

Dr. Telemark

6/29/13 3:00pm

jasmind

June 29, Old Chute - Mount Hood

Hi .. I did take some photos but I won't be home for a few days to download the photos off my camera. Is there anything specific you are interested in? (I can post the photos on Tuesday..)

6/29/13 2:18pm

Lin

Jun 27, Lassen Pk.

Can you ski all the way back to the uppermost lot?

6/29/13 11:09am

cascadekid

June 29, Old Chute - Mount Hood

You didn't happen to take a photo of illumination rock did you?
If you did I'd love to see it.

6/29/13 10:03am

Jim Oker

You have a great eye, Radka.

We call our camperized Ford van (replaced the aging and simple eurovan with something we can stand in, with heat, fridge, and microwave) "Ramada"

6/29/13 6:26am

radka

Thank you all for your kind comments!

Dave - warming hut on wheels - I LOVE it! I think all of us were secretly plotting where we could take Westfalia in winter. I hope the owner realizes what he got himself into. Now he won't be able to get rid of us ;D

6/29/13 2:01am

Charlie Hagedorn

author=Kyle Miller link=topic=28905.msg121653#msg121653 date=1372443466]Awesome pics!

Indeed!

6/29/13 12:26am

flowing alpy

June 28, 2013, Sunrise

backside of sourdough does have coverage and 4/6 chutes go to valley floor.
most westernly section of ridge held best most continuous skiing but exit fom the bootpack on the east to ski back to lodge.

boating and fishing season begin monday, whew.
bF

6/28/13 5:49pm

Kyle Miller

Awesome pics!

6/28/13 11:46am

Dave_R

The thread's drifting into a "warming hut on wheels" (as we like to call our's) appreciation thread. The secret's out. ;D

Back on target: thanks for posting this one, this one is on "the list" and we were just wondering about the conditions...

-Dave

6/28/13 3:17am

jtack

South Sister, June 27

Thanks for the tr, always nice to hear what the skiing is doing around the Sisters.

6/28/13 2:38am

Jim Oker

Nice, including your great photos. I've slept at that TH multiple times in a VW "weekender" Eurovan - no neato pop-top, but the foldout bed was sweet for that gig!

6/28/13 1:56am

danpeck

This is the kind of conversation I thrive for! Nice! I'm a believer on the glacier hypothesis. I think I must have been a glacier in a previous life ;D

6/28/13 1:47am

Kyle Miller

June 23, 2013, Bedal Peak

I am a huge geography nerd and love the photos of the old glacial scars. Awesome to think that the enchantments used to be a huge Glacial Ice cap.

When Jason and I were traversing through the Agnes valley it was awesome to see the western mountains had huge rock faces on there SE slopes, no doubt from an ancient glacier.

Ale as I have said many times you continue to inspire so many people including myself. Keep on keeping on!

6/27/13 12:23pm

cmosetick

Awesome that you guys made it up Bedal! Way cool! I have not read any reports for Bedal since our venture there in March 2009. Yes the route is pretty rough, but the view of Glacier from up high is totally worth it if she's out. Great effort!

6/27/13 4:21am

Kyle Miller

June 1 though 17, The American Alps Traverse

WOW!! Thank you so much for all the kind comments they are truly appreciated.

As with Ryan I am proud to be a Cascadian as our small mountain community has some of the nicest, most approachable people I have ever met.

At this moment we are working out some kinks to get a slideshow of the adventure together as well as a few other potential formats. This was an amazing experience and I am still wrapping my head around it as I watch the rain fall over the city skies.

6/27/13 4:21am

alecapone

Great report. My favorite mountain in the cascades.

Thanks for the tip of the hat, by far the most memorable trip i've ever had. But rad to see Sol and Ryan doing their thing. Now that looks like the hard way! Any way up or down anything in that area is spectacular.

Neat observation on the glacial retreat too. I've wondered about that, but never connected the dots.

Funny. Past couple seasons i've taken to using the verb j-tack, "j-tacking&quo...

6/27/13 4:16am

radka

The Tapatio traverse and the conquest on Mount Chimichanga? Kenji, you will have to explain that, I wouldn't even know where to start ;)

6/27/13 2:55am

Kenji

June 22, 2013, Mt Baker via the Squak

Thanks Radka, a perfect ending to our fun trip ;-) But no mention of the Mexican Alps we were aiming for??

Skiing was pretty good (sorry for weird color, the tracks were very faint):

6/27/13 12:12am

peteyboy

Great day with the usual Bellingham Lovefest on the summit plateau.

6/26/13 2:46pm

peteyboy

Way to get after it in the summer, fellas. Mike, at the risk of yet another trip ambition turning me into a modern day ski Sisyphus, I still am inspired for the mythical, magical winter day when the trip is skiable across the lake and safe goodness from the top back to the lake.

6/26/13 12:57pm

Lowell_Skoog

author=mikerolfs link=topic=28873.msg121595#msg121595 date=1372227587]
Here are three more photos that might suggest the glacier explanation:

I find those photos convincing for the glacier hypothesis.

It's like an alpine bathtub ring.

It would be fun to kick back and stare at the crags and try to imagine the Snow Creek Glacier as it once was.

6/26/13 12:51pm

glenn_b

I'd guess these are the trim lines from the most recent glaciation aka the Little Ice Age. Maybe some geologist type could weigh in. Makes you wonder what the skiing would have been like in 1850 or so.

6/26/13 2:24am

mikerolfs