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Good seeing you Amar on the summit dome! Always a pleasure to run into you and company on the mountain. Glad to read you were able to find a continuous ski back to the car, I would have expected nothing less! ;)
Skiing was a good 5000' run from the high point down to the car. Our party hiked a summer trail up to 5000' then solid snow up onto the arm. We also had a rare sighting of several endangered telemarker.
Thanks for the uptrack y'all. Lots of people up there that day having fun.
You got a good photo of the 22deg halo. That halo was present much of the afternoon, and was pretty cool. For a while there was also a hint of a circumhorizontal arc. (My pic below, cellphone, wish I had got out the real camera before it disappeared.)
Boy the top 700' of the run was so good. It was crying out to be lapped, so I did (once), descending a fun little windscoop gully E off summi...
You got a good photo of the 22deg halo. That halo was present much of the afternoon, and was pretty cool. For a while there was also a hint of a circumhorizontal arc. (My pic below, cellphone, wish I had got out the real camera before it disappeared.)
Boy the top 700' of the run was so good. It was crying out to be lapped, so I did (once), descending a fun little windscoop gully E off summi...
Wow. My partner and I were looking at the "rainbows" in the sky but I had no idea!
I very much wish I knew about the gully east of the Rocky Creek drainage. We took different ways on the up and down but had to do stream crossings and carry for a while over the rocks either way.
I very much wish I knew about the gully east of the Rocky Creek drainage. We took different ways on the up and down but had to do stream crossings and carry for a while over the rocks either way.
Stoke!
Did you guys boot up the bowl for first tracks, or did you climb the ridge and drop in form the top?
The meadow hiking shot?? Did you guys take the west bowl down to the PCT.
Nice Job Boys.
Did you guys boot up the bowl for first tracks, or did you climb the ridge and drop in form the top?
The meadow hiking shot?? Did you guys take the west bowl down to the PCT.
Nice Job Boys.
John Scurlock was flying yesterday and took this photo of the circumhorizon arc:
http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/150811617
He references this description at Les Cowley's remarkable website, Atmospheric Optics:
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/cha2.htm
The arc was also visible from the northeast side of Mt. Baker where our group was skiing.
http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/150811617
He references this description at Les Cowley's remarkable website, Atmospheric Optics:
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/cha2.htm
The arc was also visible from the northeast side of Mt. Baker where our group was skiing.
My partner and I were over on the Park-Boulder cleaver and noticed a lot of the same interesting things going on with the sun. I didn't know what I was looking at, but it was definitely a spectacle. Looks like it's time to edumicate myself on some solar sciences. Cool TR.
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I got a lazy start and I think it might have been 3:00 when I headed down the chute. Lots of daylight this time of year is a real boon for late risers :)
Perfect. That's good to know it was still in good shape at that time. When I was there it was waaay too icy to make an attempt at 8:30 am
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Nice! That is the very line I'm hoping to tag before it's gone. Nice work and thanks for the motivation! At what time in the day did you make the descent?
I got a lazy start and I think it might have been 3:00 when I headed down the chute. Lots of daylight this time of year is a real boon for late risers :)
I noticed Sun dog on Muir route same day but didn't know enough to look for secondary Halos
Thanks for the good report.
Thanks for the good report.
Nice! That is the very line I'm hoping to tag before it's gone. Nice work and thanks for the motivation! At what time in the day did you make the descent?
author=runcle link=topic=28774.msg121267#msg121267 date=1371434150]
That's a gutsy run in the fog! I saw your tracks today while booting up the main gulley. A lot less snow now than when you took the photo you posted. Was that April/May?
Hey Doug,
Glad you got out and enjoyed the beautiful day. The picture I posted was taken 4/26/13 from the col where the summer trail to Heather Park crosses over the ridge line. We...
That's a gutsy run in the fog! I saw your tracks today while booting up the main gulley. A lot less snow now than when you took the photo you posted. Was that April/May?
Thanks for the beta!
I was up there a couple of weeks ago and thought about running this line on the east side of the bowl after seeing a couple die hard locals run it in the fog hoopin and hollering all the way down. Today visibilty was good so I skinned up as far as practical and booted the rest to the top of the notch. Good spring corn to be had the entire way but runnels are forming and the snow is melting rather quickly.
I was up there a couple of weeks ago and thought about running this line on the east side of the bowl after seeing a couple die hard locals run it in the fog hoopin and hollering all the way down. Today visibilty was good so I skinned up as far as practical and booted the rest to the top of the notch. Good spring corn to be had the entire way but runnels are forming and the snow is melting rather quickly.
Thanks everyone. My wife (who also retired after 36 yr. at K-1) and I can't quite believe it yet. I was blessed to work at a great school, with dedicated teachers, a super principal, and incredible proximity to the mountains so I could head up for my after work fix. Now I can go anytime I want - and stop by on my way to say hi and rub it in a bit! See you all on the slopes (more!).
skied it 5 days in a row ;D
https://vimeo.com/68424455
https://vimeo.com/68424455
We were up there on the 13th. The new snow made things sticky so we went for a walk and ran into some kayakers :D
https://vimeo.com/68424456
https://vimeo.com/68424456
A Phys. Ed. teacher out skiing after his last day of classes...that is awesome. If only my PE teachers cared about anything besides football, I might have gotten into skiing a lot sooner in life!
Congrats!
Congrats!
Just got back and showered. Conditions are pretty good, snow starts at around 6000ft about 20 minutes hike from road.
Hadn't fully recovered from my cold last weekend so it was a long tiring and somewhat nauseous trip but with good snow and fantastic weather.
One thing to note is when skiing down the Clark, glacier it ends in a small cliff band that appears impassible.
Hadn't fully recovered from my cold last weekend so it was a long tiring and somewhat nauseous trip but with good snow and fantastic weather.
One thing to note is when skiing down the Clark, glacier it ends in a small cliff band that appears impassible.
author=telemack link=topic=28820.msg121229#msg121229 date=1371311199]
Better a not-shy marmot at Victor Pass than a goat! ::)
Were you hiking most of the way up the Switchback Trail?
Yea, I hiked all the way to the pass on the switchback trail crossing a few remaining small snow patches.
I was worried that the marmot might like to try his teeth on me. I've been around friendly goats and that is nerve wracki...
Strong work! I've contemplated a similar trip but thought about including a loop on the Timberline Trail as well. This led to a bike approach-circumambulation/trailrun-summit-ski descent-bike return on all the volcanoes with round-the-mountain trails; Three Sisters, Hood, St Helens, Rainier, Adams, and Glacier Peak come to mind. Call it the "Once Around and Up" tour.
However, I have not managed to get any further than casual contemplation, and I never dreamed of doing...
However, I have not managed to get any further than casual contemplation, and I never dreamed of doing...
Congratulations on retiring. I retired last year teaching and administering in a south Seattle elementary school, though only after 21 years. I came to teaching late in life. Skiing during the week at Stevens is great. Thanks for all the hard work you've done for children in the past 35 years.
greg
greg
Congratulations, Jim---I "only" have 30 years teaching so far....
You are a role model for all those kids in your elementary PE classes of an adult who enjoys life-long fitness in the outdoors. 8)
You are a role model for all those kids in your elementary PE classes of an adult who enjoys life-long fitness in the outdoors. 8)
Better a not-shy marmot at Victor Pass than a goat! ::)
Were you hiking most of the way up the Switchback Trail?
Were you hiking most of the way up the Switchback Trail?
Way to go kid! I've been thinking about a leisurely version of that from Seattle to ski in the cascades. My idea was just to do a totally "green" trip, not an endurance and adrenalin trip like you did. Very inspiring!
Proof you can have an adventure in your own back yard. All it takes is an adventurous spirit and a little creativity.
author=davidG link=topic=28803.msg121188#msg121188 date=1371158108]
Dude, for better speeds, stop turning..
:) But I like turning, turns are fun!
Thanks knitvt!
Very nice brother!! An inspiration, certainly from the physical perspective, but more so from the human perspective. Rebuffat is writing a poem right now about your harmonius communion with nature and human spirit for those < 24 hours.
sweet trip dude
way to get after the adventure!
b
way to get after the adventure!
b
Way cool. I have been contemplating a similar adventure (maybe not going quite so huge). Inspiring, thanks for posting it.
Sweet! Have been contemplating a version of this that could be called "Sandy to Summit". Glad to hear you blew our cycling mileage out of the water :)
Let me know how it goes. I plan to ski it Saturday.
Great, thanks for the ideas. We are headed up tomorrow and plan to ski. I will let you know how it goes.
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Uncertainty turns beautiful.
Which, in turn, is a beautiful way to describe it. Always so nice.
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.. GPS showed max speed at 56.8 km/h. ...
Dude, for better speeds, stop turning.. You could even start your own website, Straight-Lining-All-Year.
Looks like you nearly SLAY-ed it.. ;D
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Given that Allen and I were both long overdue for a Rainier summit ski we pretended we didn't see the high wind forecast, packed up light overnight gear and sped our way to the White River Ranger Station Saturday afternoon, hoping we'd make it before the 5 PM closing. We arrived at 5:05, but luckily Ranger Jonathan was cool (comment card filled out :) ) and issued us a climbing p...
Went up there this morning in the wind, rain and fog. It was 42 degrees when I left the car. Took the scenic route(the road) as I did not feel like getting soaking wet from brush tromping. Had the place all to myself and I swear it started snowing for about 30 seconds. Good turns up high but coming out the bottom it was very sticky, picked up a lot of gunk on the bases. Still worth it though! Here are some pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.471229252959248.1073741832....
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.471229252959248.1073741832....
Was up last night. There's a lot of pollen right now top to bottom.
Used the PCT to approach. Crossed the wood bridge, then two more stream crossings, then headed up through easy forest. Connected back with the clearcut about 3/4 of the way up.
With the forest hiking and pollen it's getting a bit desperate. Still fun for a Wednesday evening.
Used the PCT to approach. Crossed the wood bridge, then two more stream crossings, then headed up through easy forest. Connected back with the clearcut about 3/4 of the way up.
With the forest hiking and pollen it's getting a bit desperate. Still fun for a Wednesday evening.
Some more pics. Hopefully the link works.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.661018197248545.1073741825.100000211130240&type=3#!/media/set/?set=a.661018197248545.1073741825.100000211130240&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.661018197248545.1073741825.100000211130240&type=3#!/media/set/?set=a.661018197248545.1073741825.100000211130240&type=3
Forgot to say the yellow line in the above google map pic is the Scott Paul trail.