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There was an official of some type stationed at 4800' checking permits when I passed through. I wonder how much of the $15 per person ($7 is a 'transaction fee') is spent on enforcement.
Hopefully none of the injuries was a big deal. I saw a dog once that was putting out quite a bit of blood from an abrasion cut from spring snow, and it turned out to be a pretty small thing, mostly a sign that the dog should have either had booties or just not been out there, but not too bad (and then again, I've heard of dogs having tendons sliced by ski edges :().
author=Kuroyama link=topic=28515.msg119932#msg119932 date=1368407137]
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I was one of the 683. My first time up and it was awesome! The crowds didn't both me. They did make a nice easy boot track to follow.
We did see some glide cracks but they were easily avoided. The other hazard were glissaders. I am not used to looking up hill to make sure I won't get hit but an oncoming glissader when traversing.
At the advice of the very nice climbing ranger we went lookers right of the hoards and got a spot on the rim to ourselves.
We did see some glide cracks but they were easily avoided. The other hazard were glissaders. I am not used to looking up hill to make sure I won't get hit but an oncoming glissader when traversing.
At the advice of the very nice climbing ranger we went lookers right of the hoards and got a spot on the rim to ourselves.
author=CascadeClimber link=topic=28515.msg119926#msg119926 date=1368398587]
The upside is that there were lots of pretty women-folk in skirts :)
i was wondering if the Mothers Day ski party on St.Helens was going to be celebrated a day early given the forecast.
The upside is that there were lots of pretty women-folk in skirts :)
Wow!
We were there on Thursday, and took a route similar to Lowell's from last week. Only saw one other person.
We were there on Thursday, and took a route similar to Lowell's from last week. Only saw one other person.
That run to annette seems to melt out fast. Thanks for the cc update. Is all the snow melted out on sliver fir and the nordic trails? I wanna carry a dura-flame log over those again.
Holy ant trail batman! Thanks for helping me appreciate having made my first trip up there back in March before it gets quite so busy! Of course if you're climbing on skis you can always chart a course away from the crowd in terrain like that.
That is a neat photo. Thanks for the conditions update!
author=silaswild link=topic=28507.msg119904#msg119904 date=1368336928]
Dusk patrol provided some of the best corn I've skied this month! The slopes are smoother every day, but the heat of the past week has opened surprising cracks here and there.
Seconded - expect moats below anything steep that's not 'piste'. Can still ski within 6-10' of the patio, creek coverage down low is more than sufficient. Lower...
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Did you see DOD and Jessica?
Tbill! Indeed we saw you on the carry section, and hoped you enjoyed your day too! We agree with your excellent logistic report on road and pollen. It was the Silver Peak Pollen Party! made the road downhill a-pole-kick-glide-pole-pole-sticky...
Thanks for the report T. Did you see DOD and Jessica? They said they saw a knuckle dragger running around up there. :)
Thanks for road update !
Bummer on the pollen . Rain might make it go away?
Bummer on the pollen . Rain might make it go away?
Was a blast last night with everyone and finally got to put some faces to folks on TAY.
Dusk patrol provided some of the best corn I've skied this month! The slopes are smoother every day, but the heat of the past week has opened surprising cracks here and there. https://vimeo.com/66031590
I wondered where you were today, Robie. I looked all over Paradise for you guys...
Ditto!
Using Silas's recommendation instead of driving to Paradise.
Dave and I did two laps on lower half and thought the skiing was excellent for time and place . One note- I skied very close to some of the big trees and picked up some pollen on our second run. Not enough to be notable while skiing but would have caused trouble on the next up. Went to beer at noon.
Using Silas's recommendation instead of driving to Paradise.
Dave and I did two laps on lower half and thought the skiing was excellent for time and place . One note- I skied very close to some of the big trees and picked up some pollen on our second run. Not enough to be notable while skiing but would have caused trouble on the next up. Went to beer at noon.
Getting into the couloir from the bottom isn't obvious. We missed it in 2009, coming from Beverly Creek. Might be easier to see from Longs.
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=13080.0
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=13080.0
Thanks!! At least I know I was eyeing the right thing now. Looking at my pictures, the bottom is definitely much more melted out now, but I'm sure the line is still skiable just fine. I should have gone for it. Oh well, I guess if I wasn't feeling it, no sense in second guessing. :)
author=JoshK link=topic=28467.msg119873#msg119873 date=1368202617]
but I saw what looked like at least one mandatory downclimb around a waterfall.
As Brian's pic shows, you gotta bail out of there before the waterfall.
I was wearing liner socks. My feet held up surprisingly well until the bushwack/trail with sweat-saturated socks.
author=JoshK link=topic=28467.msg119873#msg119873 date=1368202617]You guys don't happen to one of your pictures with your route drawn in, do you? I'm pretty sure I was looking at the right couloir, but it's been years since I've been on that side of the mountain, so it would be nice to confirm.
Here ya go!
Liner socks will keep that from getting so bad.
Anyone lose an Iphone at the base of chair 2 around this time? Friend found one the next day 09May2013. PM and I'll send you contact info.
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So I went up to give Ulrich's a go yesterday. It's pretty amazing how much melt can occur in 5 days on south slopes in that part of the range! It probably can still be skied, for the most part, but I saw what looked like at least one mandatory downclimb around a waterfall. Being solo, the view from Long's pass was depressing enough to drain my enthusiasm. :'( I thought about Cascadian, which looked better up high but required a minimum of hundreds of feet of walking on...
all snow is good snow (and all skis are rock skis) but it was 55 F at P at 5 a.m. today and I think I'll skip skiing and go biking :-)
No pollen here. Just a lot of dirt on the skis. We're you the skier I talked to on the ridge?
What was really cool was seeing where the sun set last night. In a totally different spot than I'd seen it before.
What was really cool was seeing where the sun set last night. In a totally different spot than I'd seen it before.
read the full version of your TR.... great write up! congrats on the traverse
author=wolfs link=topic=28496.msg119857#msg119857 date=1368131702]
Today's dusk tour experiment: packed some summit mead rather than traditional summit beer. Meh, like beer better, but for those that care you can get decent quality mead in a can now (Blue Dog, Oregon).
Stick to summit beer, that's what we did! Good to see you again Wolfs! Try out the new Fremont Organic Pale Ale they made for Seattle Beer Week that sta...
Love the pics! A master behind the lens!
Not any serious pollen issues, but did have some issues with skins picking up silver grease from either the cats or the from chair.
We had a snow cave that covered us to about mid-thigh, and a 2-3' deep trench extending beyond that. We guyed our poncho/tarp to trekking pole halves, and we buried the boundary under snow blocks. A vertical trekking pole pushing the tarp up near the entrance made it somewhat taut, and a backpack plus a pile of boots closed off the entrance.
Inside, I had the bottom of my sleeping bag stuffed in my pack - very effective at insulation and protection from snow above an...
Inside, I had the bottom of my sleeping bag stuffed in my pack - very effective at insulation and protection from snow above an...
Saw you (I think) just above the top.
No issues with pollen? I certainly had some, not sure in what stretch. Skis spotty black on bases when I stopped to look, thick enough to be scrapable with a wax scraper and collected into gross little tarballs.
But other than that, yeah nice night out. Ideal temps and good nuff snow far as softness and support. Amusing to look down at the traffic stuck behind the blasting closure.
Today's dusk tour experiment: packed some summit mead rat...
No issues with pollen? I certainly had some, not sure in what stretch. Skis spotty black on bases when I stopped to look, thick enough to be scrapable with a wax scraper and collected into gross little tarballs.
But other than that, yeah nice night out. Ideal temps and good nuff snow far as softness and support. Amusing to look down at the traffic stuck behind the blasting closure.
Today's dusk tour experiment: packed some summit mead rat...
nice effort! liked the reflective write-up. would like to hear a bit more re: the construction of the tarp-trench; did you use any structure to suspend your rainshell, or just stuff your legs in a cave and cover your torso w/ your jacket?
also, that's a great set of pics Mr Henne
also, that's a great set of pics Mr Henne
Great weekend Patrick. I posted more pictures from the weekend here: https://plus.google.com/photos/102863503647661967510/albums/5875691296207735857
author=Eckels link=topic=28494.msg119842#msg119842 date=1368082658]
Thanks for the conditions update!
How far could you poke your pole into the snow at the top? was there any sort of crust on south slopes?
Not sure about the pole pen, but side slipping down, only a few inches went. No crust on the south slopes, just some frozen areas in the shade.
Way to get after it John. Wish I'd been there with you guys.
Thanks for the conditions update!
How far could you poke your pole into the snow at the top? was there any sort of crust on south slopes?
How far could you poke your pole into the snow at the top? was there any sort of crust on south slopes?
Great pictures Lowell! My oldest daughter will be turning 10 this summer. I hoping to get her on mountains like this by the time she's 12. Great family activity! I'm convinced that backcountry skiing is the solution to world peace and an even better remedy that provides family togetherness and peace :)
Son of a gun, that sunset photo is outrageous.
Great, great wanderings.
Great, great wanderings.
author=JohnBox link=topic=28466.msg119775#msg119775 date=1367974862]
I'm having a tough time figuring out the Pamelia Lake permit system. Any advice?
I meant to add a note in my opening post to clarify my findings because I also found it not very clear. What I learnt in a round about way, and confirmed at the TH (but only in very small font and barely visible) was that a permit is not needed before the Friday before Me...
Where's the copyright for the map?
As of yesterday you could drive to ~2700 on the Glacier Creek side, still more than two miles from the TH.
Nice work Tom, Dwight would have heartily approved of taking time to savor the experience.
Nice work Tom, Dwight would have heartily approved of taking time to savor the experience.
Cool traverse! Thanks for reminding me that I really want to ski the Boulder this spring. I love that side of the mountain.
author=Tom_Sjolseth link=topic=28485.msg119780#msg119780 date=1367984086]
We wanted to ski the Park Headwall but it was covered in crusty mank so we dropped onto the upper Boulder and traversed around.
We skied the Park Headwall on Sunday, it wasn't too bad. Dense windpack is what we found. Firm but with enough bite to make it skiable--though there were some harder patches to look out for. As TrevorK said, if we hadn't...