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5/22/13 1:44am
danpeck
May 17-19, 2013, Isolation Traverse
author=Lowell_Skoog link=topic=28614.msg120307#msg120307 date=1369229568]
Eager to read your story.

Looks like you went south to north.



Doh!  Your right.  I just edited the text.  A little brain fogginess from the trip I suppose.
5/22/13 12:00am
all mtn
May 20, 2013, Rainier,Fuhrer Finger BEST.CORN.EVER
the Sierra (Mammoth, Tioga Pass areas) - ditto.    As we've had a few inch storm, the past few wks.
5/21/13 11:32pm
Lowell_Skoog
May 17-19, 2013, Isolation Traverse
Eager to read your story.

Looks like you went south to north.
5/21/13 10:32pm
telemack
May 17-19, 2013, Isolation Traverse
Excellent, Dan!
5/21/13 1:20pm
Rusty Knees
May 20, 2013, Rock Mountain
Ha!  Got me!  I've had Anna stop and turn around, and require some MAJOR encouraging (read shouting, swearing, threatening).  Looks like she had a great time, all in all, though.
5/21/13 12:55pm
ddk
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
Some mighty fine pics!
5/21/13 12:21pm
T. Eastman
May 11, 13, CJ couloir Mount Johannesburg attempt
Get going earlier...
5/21/13 11:51am
Tom_Sjolseth
May 20, Mt. Stuart - Up Ice Cliff, down Sherpa Gl.
Aaron was not rocking the Beegees (unfortunately), but he was rocking some pretty sweet shades..

5/21/13 10:32am
alecapone
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
I was actually thinking what a lucky group of gals, getting to hang out with the wild one. time to get myself some yoga pants.

I'm in Jeff. I've got a boat load of mostly empty jetboil cans saved up for such an occasion.

(and kyle, you would have gotten your invite if you made it to Ben's bar-b-q the night before.)
5/21/13 9:50am
alecapone
May 11, 13, CJ couloir Mount Johannesburg attempt
well, you where there, i wasn't. on sight observations trump some tool on the internet. besides, I'm the last guy who should be giving safety lectures. ;) 

you are observations are correct though. looking at my photo, there looks like there was more snow. this was the morning one. still cant find the bigger one from the afternoon that i think came from the cascade side.

5/21/13 9:45am
n16ht5
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
nice, Jim



jeff's clone


Lander


5/21/13 9:40am
JimD
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
This was a dusk patrol boys, some of us actually went to work earlier in the day. The real question is how does Silas get all these beautiful women to carry wine and cheese up for him!
5/21/13 9:12am
ND
May 11, 13, CJ couloir Mount Johannesburg attempt
Armchair away! :)  I'm not going to disagree with you, there is serious potential in the bottom section of that couloir and I don't think I'd ever assume it was completely "safe" any time of year.

We figured that with the extreme heat and sun during the week the heavily loaded snow would have gone already.  The big stuff had, comparing runout sizes what we witnessed was far less then a 1/4 of what happened earlier in the week.  It was still enou...
5/21/13 9:09am
Shred
May 20, Mt. Stuart - Up Ice Cliff, down Sherpa Gl.
Nice!!
5/21/13 8:47am
skier8484
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
author=chmnyboy link=topic=28602.msg120283#msg120283 date=1369173564]
On a Monday? Am I the only one trying to hold this economy together?


As I sit here in my cubicle looking at a deteriorating weekend weather forecast the same thought crossed my mind!
5/21/13 8:24am
chmnyboy
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
On a Monday? Am I the only one trying to hold this economy together?
5/21/13 6:59am
tabski
May 20, Mt. Stuart - Up Ice Cliff, down Sherpa Gl.
Oh, so that's how.
5/21/13 6:46am
Joedabaker
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
What the heck??
Looks like you are in Greenwater....Drinking and shooting with no backdrop on the road.
5/21/13 6:39am
cstefanic
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
Ha, so you guys were TAY'ers...I was the guy in the red Subaru wagon that left around when you were getting ready to BBQ.

Hope you enjoyed the turns as much as I did!
5/21/13 6:22am
Shred
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
author=alecapone link=topic=28602.msg120269#msg120269 date=1369162139]
Awesome parting 'shot'!



Hahaha! Next apres, I think will dig out the dirt bikes, bonfire, and something worth shooting at (spent propane bottles)! :)
5/21/13 4:48am
jd
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
Dang, I wish you'd gotten the heat out before I left Chris! Nice pics.
5/21/13 4:35am
alecapone
May 11, 13, CJ couloir Mount Johannesburg attempt
Ouch!

Not trying to arm chair but on a very simular weather day a couple springs ago I watched(from the road) two big avis come down the cj. One about 10 am, and avery large one around three.

The cooly itself might not get sun, but the snowfields that feed into it do.

Have video and photos somewhere.

Glad you managed.
5/21/13 3:58am
alecapone
May 20, Mt. Stuart - Up Ice Cliff, down Sherpa Gl.
great looking day!

Was aaron blarin the beegees?
5/21/13 3:53am
alecapone
May 20, 2013, Rock Mountain
Ha..

Nice one. Maybe next time you should put her on a board. ;)
5/21/13 3:51am
alecapone
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
Awesome parting 'shot'!

5/21/13 3:48am
Kyle Miller
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
author=n16ht5 link=topic=28602.msg120259#msg120259 date=1369155564]



This photo is full of Mountain Loop win!

How come I never get invited to all the cool stuff (and some skiing)  :(
5/21/13 3:15am
Brian C
May 19-20, 2013, Mt Baker, Easton Glacier
Nice atmospheric pics!
5/21/13 2:57am
JoshK
May 11, 2013, Silverstar
Haha, the photo of the guy half embedded in the mush says it all, eh? :)
5/21/13 2:54am
cornRIDE
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
rock and roll on pilchuck!
5/21/13 2:09am
n16ht5
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
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5/21/13 1:59am
scotteryx
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
Great photos!
5/21/13 1:58am
scotteryx
May 19-20, 2013, Mt Baker, Easton Glacier
Thanks for the update! Hope to head up the 1st weekend in June. Lots of milers up there?
5/21/13 1:56am
n16ht5
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
haha






dropping into Gunsight
5/21/13 1:53am
n16ht5
May 20, 2013, Pilchuck Party
Nice day out for some turns






5/21/13 1:46am
Pete_H
May 20, 2013, Rock Mountain
Nice. Dig it.
5/21/13 12:35am
Pete_H
May 20, Mt. Stuart - Up Ice Cliff, down Sherpa Gl.
Nice work! Great day to be in the mountains. Love that descent.
5/21/13 12:33am
n16ht5
May 11, 2013, Silverstar
Wicked pano!
5/21/13 12:08am
cbcbd
May 5, 2013, Mt Washington NH, Tuckerman Ravine
Another NE transplant here. These pics also tug at the heartstrings. Had lots of great times up there. I hope you had a Tuckerman Ale and stopped at the Moat :) aaah, the Moat.

sigh... ;)
5/20/13 2:59pm
cbcbd
May 20, Mt. Stuart - Up Ice Cliff, down Sherpa Gl.
Stellar!
5/20/13 2:57pm
Vince Lamphier
May 5, 2013, Mt Washington NH, Tuckerman Ravine
        I was very excited about this trip to Tuckermans not only because I was going farther away from home to snowboard in the back country than ever before, but of the photos and a story for a report on TAY because I know how many New Englanders there are on TAY.  I'm just happy that for some my photos took you down memory road. Thanks for the compliments on my photography, it is my passion that I take a lot of pride in.
author=jbapple link=topic=2855...
5/20/13 12:48pm
JasonGerend
April 20, 2013, Foss Peak E. Couloir – 1 descent?
author=Kyle Miller link=topic=28578.msg120231#msg120231 date=1369088446]
Took me 8 hours car to car, moving briskly with no trail breaking
Then obviously you couldn't be the first  ;)

I have a few friends who Swear by Foss and the Stevens Canyon but I go by the rule that it doesn't count as a first until you post it on the internet. 


Hey Kyle! Very true on the trail breaking - I guess I should...
5/20/13 11:43am
Kyle Miller
April 20, 2013, Foss Peak E. Couloir – 1 descent?
Took me 8 hours car to car, moving briskly with no trail breaking


Then obviously you couldn't be the first  ;)

I have a few friends who Swear by Foss and the Stevens Canyon but I go by the rule that it doesn't count as a first until you post it on the internet. 
5/20/13 7:20am
RandoneeRon
May 16, 2013, Alpental
author=tele.skier link=topic=28557.msg120219#msg120219 date=1369066944]
May 19th

half way down upper nash, a narrow glide crack has opened up on the skier's right side. It caught me by surprise because it wasn't big enough to be seen from a distance. In retrospect I should have hucked it,...

Also, adrenilin has a thinning area projecting from the cliffband on the skier's left across the slope which is also hard to see fr...
5/20/13 5:58am
jbapple
May 5, 2013, Mt Washington NH, Tuckerman Ravine
author=Vince Lamphier link=topic=28554.msg120078#msg120078 date=1368662720]
   (lessen learned: SLOW DOWN AND BE DELIBERATE at all times when on exposed terrain). Due diligence is sometimes overlooked in the most common of tasks.



In my SCUBA classes, I was taught to do everything "Slow and relaxed with good technique". I don't always follow that advice but I have had a few situations like yours before where I...
5/20/13 5:55am
Wachusett
May 16, 2013, Alpental
That slide path on Shot Six is still active. I skinned up what’s left of the lazy traverse yesterday and some huge chunks were breaking off and coming down. I skied past it again on the way down and there was a fresh pile of mini-fridge-sized ice chunks that had come down in the last hour. Watch out for rocks too. The cliffs there and elsewhere in the valley are spitting good-sized chunks down pretty regularly.

And watch out for dog shit! So, so much dog shit.
5/20/13 4:01am
tele.skier
May 16, 2013, Alpental
May 19th

half way down upper nash, a narrow glide crack has opened up on the skier's right side. It caught me by surprise because it wasn't big enough to be seen from a distance. In retrospect I should have hucked it,...

Also, adrenilin has a thinning area projecting from the cliffband on the skier's left across the slope which is also hard to see from above. Middle slope and everything to the skier's right is still solid coverage.

No probl...
5/20/13 1:22am
mikerolfs
May 13-17, 2013, Classic Wapta Trav POW
That looks like a great trip.  Nice to not have any company too.
5/20/13 1:07am
DG
May 12, 2013, Mt. Scott, SE Face
author=rlsg link=topic=28529.msg120203#msg120203 date=1369007467]
Can you give directions coming from Bend, Oregon?  --fs roads etc. turns offs .... yada yada...

Think there would be any snow left by Memorial weekend?


Sure thing.  If you are coming from Bend, drive south on 97 continuing past the Diamond Lake turnoff and Chemult.  You'll look for a turnoff on the right onto West Boundary road.  This is directly acr...
5/19/13 10:50pm
Jonas
May 18, 2013, Birthday Tour, cornice failure
updated with rotated photos...apparently only certain browsers auto-rotate the display. thanks for heads-up, brian.
5/19/13 2:39pm
smitty
May 18, 2013, Birthday Tour, cornice failure
Here is a better pic taken Sunday, May 19, 2013.  The debris slid all the way into Spire Gulch.  Glad to hear no one was caught up in it.