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March 23-25, 2013, Colonial Knob Job

Superbe couloir Forrest! Bravo, cela fait envie. A+ (and that's not a grade).

3/26/13 12:19pm

Jake the Brit

It's Naked Lunch in the mountains.................................love it

3/26/13 12:16pm

Jake the Brit

Excellent, now we've got the onslaught out of the way, the conjecture..................................................:
I think that: we walk to GOldmeyer (4 Miles) and skinned from there (3 miles to DMGTH)
One could bicycle to Goldmeyer if you're good on a bike in snow or you've got a Pugsley.

I did skin to GOldmeyer 6 weeks ago, the coverage is almost continuous but it seems easier to hoof it as folks do bootpack to the springs all the time.

I do...

3/26/13 12:14pm

Oyvind_Henningsen

schweet !

3/26/13 11:45am

dahu

Et pour le plaisir...And it is just in our backyard :)

3/26/13 11:27am

dahu

No mention of bushwhacking...I guess it did not happen, might have been sleeping and woke up just in time to take a few pictures. As Jake warned...attention danger offensive photographique

3/26/13 11:25am

ryanl

thanks for reminding me how flavorful envy can taste.

Nice one Forest!

3/26/13 8:05am

kurthicks

What an amazing trip it was! It is such a pity to travel across some of the most incredible terrain the North Cascades has to offer and merely use my phone to take photos. But, nevertheless, it was hard to take a bad shot.

3/26/13 7:53am

JoshK

Excellent! This traverse is just...incredible. Truly one of my favorites. That awesome cooler you mention is one I have wanted to go back and ski, assuming it's the one I am thinking of. It exits on to the lower section of the McAllister glacier, below the main icefall, is that right? When I did this traverse years ago, we made the mistake of going north to south and instead sucked up a soul-crushing boot up that monster. The entire time I was kicking myself, thinking of how much better it...

3/26/13 7:50am

Griff

author=Zap link=topic=28074.msg118039#msg118039 date=1364315151]
I'm tired just reading the trip. A great trip with perfect timing. ;)

Me too. Well done!!

3/26/13 6:41am

Forest McBrian

I'm glad you got after it, Greg! I know you've been keen on that for some time. I wonder how long before it starts to seem like a good idea again...

3/26/13 6:22am

jwplotz

Decisively Outstanding!!! Lots of miles on a bum knee. Well done y'all.
Looking forward to seeing the Frenchman's photos.

I wish you wrote more Jake. Great stuff!

Inside joke warning: where's the painter's pole?

3/26/13 6:17am

johndonee

author=epicpow link=topic=28060.msg118046#msg118046 date=1364320463]
Looks like a great tour with awsome conditions! I have been wanting to get over to the Tatoosh for a while now. Where do you start skinning from to get over there, Narada Falls? Also, my wife is new to skinning, she has only been out a few times on pretty mellow terrain. Are there any easier routes over there that she would be able to handle? Thanks for any info in advance!

3/26/13 4:25am

Patarero

I concur good conditions on saturday, were going to stay the night but bailed due to potential for suncrust.

may have spoken to a few of ya, I was sporting some hojis

3/26/13 3:34am

cumulus

nice one you two!

author=Susan Ashlock link=topic=28046.msg118032#msg118032 date=1364275735]
10 a.m. - kinda spooked by entrance to Crooked

so were we on our line, even got semi-scientific about it: yep, big chunks of slabs before a steep rollover sealed our retreat -

glorious...

3/26/13 3:25am

cumulus

funny, we were on the other side of the creek that day...

there's at least at least one potentially skiable line on N(W). Lemah---burly and beautiful:

Interesting approach... that's a looong road hike, or could you use bikes? Was part of it skinnable?

3/26/13 3:14am

janitha_j

Saturday was acceptable

3/26/13 3:05am

epicpow

Looks like a great tour with awsome conditions! I have been wanting to get over to the Tatoosh for a while now. Where do you start skinning from to get over there, Narada Falls? Also, my wife is new to skinning, she has only been out a few times on pretty mellow terrain. Are there any easier routes over there that she would be able to handle? Thanks for any info in advance!

3/26/13 2:54am

Zap

Charlie and Susan are a great team. Plus Susan is a great photographer. ;)

3/26/13 2:53am

Stefan

now that is awesome!

3/26/13 2:15am

Pete A

awesome!!!

3/26/13 2:04am

Jake the Brit

North face Lemahs

also:
http://jakeevans.smugmug.com/Washington/Overcoat-Burntboot/28614717_QDh7pt

3/26/13 1:57am

Zap

I'm tired just reading the trip. A great trip with perfect timing. ;)

3/26/13 1:25am

Micah

Cool trip. Thanks for all the detailed information and the great photos. They make me really wish I were out skiing instead of sitting in front of this computer!

3/26/13 1:10am

chmnyboy

Nice trip, I'm sure plenty others have been eyeing that! The Olympics never give it up easy.

3/26/13 12:48am

JibberD

Cool stuff Greg, and congrats for getting over there. Those are some impressive numbers you guys put up... especially for old dudes whose best years are behind them ;)

I have a similar experience wondering about that mountain after many years looking at it but never making it there. Thanks for blazing a trail and sharing.

3/25/13 10:26pm

Susan Ashlock

GPS track plus a few pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/susanashlock/sets/72157633089521725/

Our schedule was something like:
7:30 a.m. - leave car
10 a.m. - kinda spooked by entrance to Crooked, head towards Slot
11 a.m. - base of Slot
2 p.m. - Snow Lake
4 p.m. - Melakwa Lake
6 p.m. - top of Pineapple Pass
6:45 p.m. - back at car

National Geographic TOPO! says 9000' of gain / loss and 15 miles for the loop. (I expected...

3/25/13 2:28pm

Zap

March 22-24, 2013, Stemilt Basin lift-assisted BC days

Great snow on your tour. ;)

3/25/13 2:00pm

jtack

WAHOO!! What a day!

3/25/13 1:56pm

Zap

24MAR2013, Lake Fork Peak

Great video. ;)

3/25/13 1:40pm

Zap

Great to see your trip and photos. ;)

3/25/13 1:22pm

bcjunkie

Hood - March 22

As a mostly solo explorer, kudos to you for farming out that choice terrain! Gotta calm it down a bit (solo), but creativity and no constraints, definitely enhances not bagging the more lucrative objectives. :)

3/25/13 12:56pm

RossB

March 9, Mt Bessemer.....Yep, I said Bessemer!

author=RonL link=topic=27926.msg117503#msg117503 date=1363465601]
Great! I love it when the mid fork gets some attention. Believe it or not, Bessemer even appears in a handful of guide books for skiing (usually old ones). It was probably more popular with the skinny skis. If that only got you interested in the peculiarities of this terrain then look into the green ridge lake trail or Dingford. Plenty of miserable approaches for marginal gains but also some uni...

3/25/13 12:45pm

blackdog102395

Saturday also did not suck:

The rest of the story: htt...

3/25/13 10:32am

Robie

We started by skinning up to 6370' to the top of a Northwest aspect of the peak that sits between The Castle and Unicorn Peak (not sure of its name). Here is a view of it from The Castle:

Foss peak .It seems you crossed all you T's and dotted all your I's. That's a nice tour.

3/25/13 10:23am

Pete A

almost changed out tour plans on Saturday when we skinned by the slot and saw no one had hopped in it yet...we figured someone would be along shortly and get some tracks in it. Looks like y'all had a good time.

3/25/13 9:27am

Chris

March 23, 2013, Snoqualmie Pass

That looked like a lot if fun. Nice Video!

3/25/13 7:50am

Charlie Hagedorn

author=cchapin link=topic=28036.msg117993#msg117993 date=1364246896]
Probably this:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130323/NEWS01/703239862

Wow. Hope the skier heals well. That's quite a video. Big thank yous to the dispatch, patrol, rescue, and medical folks involved.

3/25/13 7:05am

iron

March 24, 2013, Lichtenberg East and Main Peaks

do these tracks look familiar?

3/25/13 6:33am

Chrols

March 24, 2013, Lichtenberg East and Main Peaks

Hey thanks, my wife and I put in that track. Then went for the NE side of McCausland and out the gap. Fun day.

3/25/13 6:28am

cchapin

March 23, 2013, Snoqualmie Pass

author=Charlie Hagedorn link=topic=28036.msg117992#msg117992 date=1364244948]
We saw a rescue-looking helicopter head north from I-90 over ~Low/Granite and continue northward out of sight at perhaps 11 am.

Anyone have an associated story? I'd like to think that they were out enjoying the beautiful day!

Probably this:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130323/NEWS01/703239862

3/25/13 6:28am

Charlie Hagedorn

March 23, 2013, Snoqualmie Pass

We saw a rescue-looking helicopter head north from I-90 over ~Low/Granite and continue northward out of sight at perhaps 11 am.

Anyone have an associated story? I'd like to think that they were out enjoying the beautiful day!

3/25/13 5:55am

JPH

author=khyak link=topic=28046.msg117987#msg117987 date=1364242013]
That was my group of three. Glad someone else could make use of our skin track. The middlefork descent is pretty awesome, but that climb out seems like it never ends. Kevin

Thanks! Definitely a long slog out, but made much easier by your track.

3/25/13 5:37am

John Morrow

author=John Morrow link=topic=28046.msg117988#msg117988 date=1364242244]
Did you all hit the north slopes east of Crooked or something else?
Thanks,
John

Disregard! I see the pics, thanks Charlie

3/25/13 5:34am

Charlie Hagedorn

Also, if this is of you (group of two dropping from Chair Peak Lake at ~2:50 pm) - give a yell via email/PM; I've got more photos.

3/25/13 5:30am

John Morrow

author=khyak link=topic=28046.msg117987#msg117987 date=1364242013]
That was my group of three. Glad someone else could make use of our skin track. The middlefork descent is pretty awesome, but that climb out seems like it never ends. Kevin

Did you all hit the north slopes east of Crooked or something else?
Thanks,
John

3/25/13 5:10am

khyak

That was my group of three. Glad someone else could make use of our skin track. The middlefork descent is pretty awesome, but that climb out seems like it never ends. Kevin

3/25/13 5:06am

JPH

Were you the group ahead of us that skied down towards the MFK to ~2900' and back out Thunder Creek? If so, thanks for the track out!

3/25/13 4:53am

bhumphrey

2013-03-23 Kendall

We skied the same route yesterday (3/24) minus dropping off the backside. Indeed, S facing exposed faces were covered in a knee busting wind crust 2-3" deep. Virtually unskiable. Lots of hardened slide debris in the open fields near the crest. Snowpack felt stable. Once we dropped into the NW facing trees in line with the PCT, the skiing was incredible.

3/25/13 4:46am

ski2fly