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Silas, TTN and Vector 170cm.
TN, HA! I hear you do days like this on a regular basis.
:) Thanks for the kudos everyone!
TN, HA! I hear you do days like this on a regular basis.
:) Thanks for the kudos everyone!
Nice Mike! Good work. Give me something to try for, maybe next year. How 'bout a seasonal quarter mil capped with another day like yesterday!
Great work! Now eat yer Wheaties and go metric!
Who are you calling a bum? It was a nice streak of days up there. If you see the white whale in the future swing in for a brew.
Zack
Zack
Mike. This is awesome. Very inspiring. I love your enthusiasm!
Tyler: Cool Beta 8)
Thanks for sharing.
I enjoyed meeting you in person the other day and gleaning from your deep knowledge of the terrain in this area. I hope to get out with you soon on lines such as these. Truly spectacular place to hang out!
Thanks for sharing.
I enjoyed meeting you in person the other day and gleaning from your deep knowledge of the terrain in this area. I hope to get out with you soon on lines such as these. Truly spectacular place to hang out!
Congrats on meeting your goal ! Thanks for the conditions report. Iusually try and make it over there after the lifts close.Not only for the skiing but also the change of venue.
I just put a ski rack on my motorbike sooo maybe.
I just put a ski rack on my motorbike sooo maybe.
yeah, probably been pretty snow free for a couple months.
Nice. So the road was snow free to the Tilly Jane trailhead?
I was up there Monday and Thursday(red jeep), was wondering who the ski bums were camped out in the van! Must have missed metting you up there somewhere, same guy that met you at summit west that one day.
Monday was one of the best days of spring skiing I have ever had!
Wes
Monday was one of the best days of spring skiing I have ever had!
Wes
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When I got home I transferred my GPS track to the computer and HORROR it read 9888 feet!
So back to the Ridge I went, and by headlamp I made one final short lap
:) Love this! Life was so much simpler before software to drive us crazy.
Nicely done, what skis and bindings?
Great vid, great trip, featuring a ...snowcave...excellent, I'm convinced that's the way to go for multi-day stuff.
I think we may have had the first Basset Hound April summit at West! :)
Puppies first time in the snow, she had a blast.
Puppies first time in the snow, she had a blast.
Think we buzzed past you on our descent. Snowdome was prime @ 1130 so we ripped skins and headed down. The mush at treeline was challenging.
This was a great trip and the photos were great. It was nice to see the route and what you covered getting to the route down. ;)
Thanks for all the kind words everyone. We certainly had a great time on this tour and highly recommend it as one to do right after the highway opens up.
Here's a video that I made of our trip:
http://kurthicks.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/needles-traverse-video.m4v
Here's a video that I made of our trip:
http://kurthicks.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/needles-traverse-video.m4v
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Yeah boys!!
My legs hurt just reading this.
Loving the ball cap under the climbing helmet style.
Next i'll be bringing back long underwear under shorts with gaiters for the summer months ;)
So that's where you two were. Looks like a lot of fun!! Great pics too.
I have heard those new Dynafits are prone to that kind of a failure. That is a bummer at least it did not totally mess up your trip.
I can't wait to get up there and make another attempt with you guys!
That was a fun day for sure! Well worth skipping class, haha.
I'll put up some of my photos on Monday probably.
I'll put up some of my photos on Monday probably.
great looking line. way to sort out the logistics to make it happen efficiently.
sweet-looking trip fellas! i wondered about that wing lake drainage exit, and if the added fall line was worth the exit penalty...sounds pretty close ;).
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My legs hurt just reading this.
Gotta call BS on this Scott :)
Man, you guys earned that. Sweet to drop the sharkfin. Don't "most people" do this tour two or three days :)
Only a couple small wet point releases, we were surprised how cold it stayed for most of the day once we gained the top of decker. Did see that large cornice failure near decker on the way in that looked a few days old. That definitely prompted us to get off the glaciers early on wed when it got really hot
Nice send Drew! Look forward to getting out with ya!
Yowza, you hit it just right, nice work boys!
Zap.
A few years ago my dad had a severe stroke. Every few months I go to the midwest to visit. I went home two weeks ago andwas telling him about you, your stroke, and magnificent comeback. How inspiring! I was telling him how he could make a recovery, get in shape, and do the same thing. How rad would that be pops? Come ski with your boy?!?
His eyes lit up. An epiphany? No... "your f@#ing crazy.. skiing is for rich people.. take me to the track"
A few years ago my dad had a severe stroke. Every few months I go to the midwest to visit. I went home two weeks ago andwas telling him about you, your stroke, and magnificent comeback. How inspiring! I was telling him how he could make a recovery, get in shape, and do the same thing. How rad would that be pops? Come ski with your boy?!?
His eyes lit up. An epiphany? No... "your f@#ing crazy.. skiing is for rich people.. take me to the track"
Haha.
I must be getting blind. Looking at that scurlock photo I dont see a line until a third of the way down.
Nice one tabke, and congrats on your success this past winter! Was stoked waching the videos.
I must be getting blind. Looking at that scurlock photo I dont see a line until a third of the way down.
Nice one tabke, and congrats on your success this past winter! Was stoked waching the videos.
Man.. beauty tour kurt and forrest!
Quite the strong duo as well. Lots of knowledge and experiance rolled into you two.
Quite the strong duo as well. Lots of knowledge and experiance rolled into you two.
Ha.. thanks.
I didnt take many photos, and most are crap. I think you can click on a photo to see the rest. Didnt realise it did that.
I stand by my statement. Its loaded wih key words though ;). Going on a road trip. I hope when I get back its rock climbing time.... guest room has your name on it jake.
Boot. The exit out wing lake drainage wasnt too bad. Took us twenty minutes longer then going out the other way. Think you could straighten it out a bit an...
I didnt take many photos, and most are crap. I think you can click on a photo to see the rest. Didnt realise it did that.
I stand by my statement. Its loaded wih key words though ;). Going on a road trip. I hope when I get back its rock climbing time.... guest room has your name on it jake.
Boot. The exit out wing lake drainage wasnt too bad. Took us twenty minutes longer then going out the other way. Think you could straighten it out a bit an...
Sweet trip.
Happy for you both. :)
Happy for you both. :)
Thanks all!
Ahoj Pavle! Yes, I am Czech, born and raised in Prague. We should get together for some beers and skiing some time ;)
Ahoj Pavle! Yes, I am Czech, born and raised in Prague. We should get together for some beers and skiing some time ;)
What a fantastic trip ... congrats, guys. I checked out your Smugmug photos and was drooling over them, and then got inspired for a trip for next year ;- )
Radka, are you of Czech origin? Ahoj, Pavel
Radka, are you of Czech origin? Ahoj, Pavel
Great fire photo - I second the Boot, more photos, stonking-looking trip
...also, it's a bit early to retire innit? You must have something else to do..........?
...also, it's a bit early to retire innit? You must have something else to do..........?
Those are beautiful shots. Thankyou
(apart from the Dynafit fail - which sucks)
(apart from the Dynafit fail - which sucks)
Sorry to miss the AM group. We needed a short drive to fun skiing and found it 1-5PM under the Pacific Crest lift. Nice breeze to keep us cool, soft butter snow with no stickyness (until 4PM.) Great fun watching the pups enjoy their first snow day, and Belinda enjoying her first skinning day!
Very nice morning ! Zap looking smooth as ever ! Ed and I made it down to north bend bar and grill before they ran out of beer.
Nice work. I was on Decker Mountain Glacier Tuesday afternoon as well. You picked a beautiful time to be there. Did you see any activity in the late afternoon heat?
"and exited from the black peak col and followed the wing lake drainage to the hwy."
I guess that explains the "bloody mess" comment from Kyle >:(
Need more pics!
I guess that explains the "bloody mess" comment from Kyle >:(
Need more pics!
Nice work! I was wondering when I would see a TR from this trip. It was fun to run into you two at the trail head. My friend and I ended up coming back to ski Black peak on Monday (when the visibility was amazing) and we saw your tracks heading up and over the col just south of Wing lake (I assume they were yours). We tried to spot your tracks from the Black Peak South ridge col but didn't have any luck. Anyway, way to get after it!
We got the finger yesterday, great skiing in the coulior, really shitty post holing though!
Saw your ski tracks in the fan.
Saw your ski tracks in the fan.
Yeah right Scott! You're not done...